Matilda the Musical Original Cast - When I Grow Up lyrics

When I grow up
I will be tall enough to reach the branches
That I need to reach to climb the trees
You get to climb when you're grown up

And when I grow up
I will be smart enough to answer all
The questions that you need to know
The answers to, before you're grown up

And when I grow up
I will eat sweets everyday on the way to work
And I will go to bed late every night

And I will wake up when the sun comes up
And I will watch cartoons until
My eyes go square

And I won't care 'cause I'll be all grown up
When I grow up

When I grow up when I grow up when I grow up
I will be strong enough to carry all
The heavy things you have to
Haul around with you when you're a grown up

And when I grow up when I grow up
When I grow up
I will be brave enough to fight the creatures
That you have to fight beneath the bed
Each night to be a grown up

And when I grow up (When I grow up)
I will have treats everyday
And I'll play with things that mum pretends
That mums don't think are fun

And I will wake up (I will wake up)
When the sun comes up
And I will spend all day
Just lying in the sun
And I won't burn 'cause I'll be all grown up

When I grow up

When I grow up
I will be brave enough to fight the creatures
That you have to fight beneath the bed
Each night to be a grown up when I grow up

Just because you find that life's not fair
It doesn't mean that you just have
To grin and bear it
If you always take it on the chin and wear it
Nothing will change

When I grow up

Just because I find myself in this story
It doesn't mean that everything
Is written for me
If I think the ending is fixed already
I might as well be saying
I think that it's ok and that's not right