Be Anything (feat. Jenna Craig, Amanda DeSouza & Jesse Michael Hann)

Here's a picture of me circa 'ninety-nine, turning three at the turn of the century
And it looks like I'm doing just fine with this mask and this cape of mine
I'm gonna be a superhero when I grow up
Scrappy little kid knows just what he wants to be

He can be anything, that's what his parents told him
They said you can be anything, whatever you wanna do
And that meant everything to a wide-eyed boy
That I could make my dreams come true
But twenty years later, I'm stuck as a waiter with no superheroes in view
I guess I can't be anything like I used to

Here's a picture of me, probably nine or ten, making art at the start of the century
And I'm glued to my paper and pen, drawing out of my mind again
I'm gonna be the next Frida Kahlo when I grow up
Precocious little kid knows just what she wants to be

She can be anything, that's what her parents told her
They said you can be anything, whatever you wanna do
And that meant everything to a wide-eyed girl
That I could make my dreams come true
But now that I'm older, the world's gotten colder, and my art's frozen over too
I guess I can't be anything like I used to

I'm disheartened by adulthood
I miss kindergarten, afternoon naps
Things were better, life was simpler
Nothing to stress about
But time is running out
I'm high in debt, I'm high in doubt

Here's a picture of me, graduation last week
Student loans I'll be paying for centuries
And my expression is utterly bleak, 'cause I'm starting a losing streak
Yeah, I'm starting a losing streak

Will I be anything? It's hard to tell right now
'Cause I don't know anything about what I'm supposed to do
If I don't know everything, can I still succeed?
Can I still make my dreams come true?
I'm moving too fast now
The past's in the past now
And here's the overview
Can I be anything
(Can I be anything, can I be anything)
Like I used to?