The Life of a Showgirl (feat. Sabrina Carpenter) - Dressing Room Rehearsal Version

[00:13.79] Her name was Kitty
[00:15.83] Made her money being pretty and witty
[00:19.12] They gave her the keys to this city
[00:22.17] Then they said she didn't do it legitly, uh
[00:26.49] I bought a ticket
[00:28.70] She's dancing in her garters and fishnets
[00:32.11] 50 in the cast, zero missteps
[00:35.22] Looking back, I guess it was kismet
[00:38.92] I waited by the stage door
[00:41.50] Packed in with the autograph hounds
[00:43.79] Barking her name, then glowing like the end of a cigarette
[00:47.16] Wow, she came out
[00:48.96] I said, "You're living my dream"
[00:53.04] Then she said to me
[00:56.01] "Hey, thank you for the lovely bouquet
[01:00.47] You're sweeter than a peach
[01:02.21] But you don't know the life of a showgirl, babe
[01:06.92] And you're never, ever gonna
[01:08.94] Wait, the more you play, the more that you pay
[01:13.24] You're softer than a kitten so
[01:15.32] You don't know the life of a showgirl, babe
[01:19.65] And you're never gonna wanna"
[01:24.08] She was a menace
[01:26.03] The baby of the family in Lenox
[01:29.16] Her father whored around like all men did
[01:32.65] Her mother took pills and played tennis
[01:37.29] So she waited by the stage door as the club promoter arrived
[01:41.12] She said, "I'd sell my soul
[01:42.76] To have a taste of a magnificent life, that's all mine"
[01:46.77] But that's not what showgirls get, they leave us for dead
[01:53.85] Hey, thank you for the lovely bouquet
[01:58.16] You're sweeter than a peach
[01:59.70] But you don't know the life of a showgirl, babe
[02:04.57] And you're never, ever gonna
[02:06.53] Wait, the more you play, the more that you pay
[02:10.80] You're softer than a kitten so
[02:12.98] You don't know the life of a showgirl, babe
[02:17.26] And you're never gonna wanna
[02:19.52] I took her pearls of wisdom, hung them from my neck
[02:22.80] I paid my dues with every bruise, I knew what to expect
[02:26.16] Do you wanna take a skate on the ice inside my veins?
[02:29.41] They ripped me off like false lashes, and then threw me away
[02:33.27] And all the headshots on the walls of the dance hall are of the bitches
[02:40.41] Who wish I'd hurry up and die
[02:45.56] But I'm immortal now, baby dolls, I couldn't if I tried
[02:54.78] So I say
[02:57.39] "Thank you for the lovely bouquet, I'm married to the hustle
[03:02.07] And now I know the life of a showgirl, babe
[03:07.20] And I'll never know another
[03:08.93] Pain hidden by the lipstick and lace (lipstick and lace)
[03:13.41] Sequins are forever, and now I know the life of a showgirl, babe
[03:19.71] Wouldn't have it any other way" (wouldn't have it any other way)
[03:23.08] Wouldn't have it any other way (wouldn't have it any other way)
[03:29.20] So thank you for the lovely bouquet
[03:34.05] Hey Kitty, thank you for the lovely bouquet
[03:38.45] Now I make my money being pretty and witty
[03:42.25] Thank you for the lovely bouquet
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