a lonely boy in the city standing tall up to his blue jean jacket and eyes of pity he s got a dream now he told his papa don t you worry daddy i ll be back to show you what a life i ve made with a tear falling from his eyes he knew that he wanted to be oh he wants to be yes he s got to be oh he d love to be a teenage idol standing in his hometown waiting for the bus that ll take him farther than he s ever been picked up his bags and kissed his sweetheart don t you worry honey i ll be back to show you what a life i ve made with a tear falling from her eyes she knew that he d love to be oh he wants to be yes he s got to be oh he d love to be a teenage idol oh if he could see his name on the marquee he d live so happily as a teenage idol he s in another city standing tall up to his satin jacket and eyes of pity he s got it all except for his papa don t you worry daddy i ve shown them what a pretty life i ve made even though i ll miss you badly you know i always wanted to be oh i want to be yes i ve got to be oh i d love to be a teenage idol oh i want to be yes i ve got to be oh i d love to be a teenage idol yes i want to be oh i ve got to be oh i d want to be a teenage idol yes i d love to see my name on the marquee i d live so happily as a teenage idol oh i d want to be yes i ve got to be oh i d love to be a teenage idol1