Tim Minchin, Original Broadway Cast of Matilda, Bailey Ryon , Lauren Ward - When I Grow Up (Broadway) 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 every day
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
I will have treats every day
And I'll play with things that mum pretends
That mums don't think are fun

And 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 okay and that's not right!