Nine years old, took a rocket to the moon In a cardboard box, told 'em, "I'ma see you soon" I'm onto bigger, onto better Snap a picture, hit the clicker I'll be on the television Nineteen years old, didn't get no sleep Had a spiral notebook and a pocket full of dreams Onto bigger, onto better Ain't a quitter under pressure Making moves like Bobby Fischer I could be someone When I grow up I'm gonna be a big deal Be a big shot Don't think too small, don't put me in a box I'm a big deal, I'm a big shot Make 'em stop and say I'm gonna be a big deal Be a big shot Don't think too small, don't put me in a box Doubt me? Just sit back and watch Make 'em stop and say Try to stay loose, but your chest gets tight Call a white flag truce, you could waive one tonight But you give it another minute 'Cause you're that one in a million Longshot singin' I could be someone When I grow up I'm gonna be a big deal Be a big shot Don't think too small, don't put me in a box I'm a big deal, I'm a big shot Make 'em stop and say I'm gonna be a big deal Be a big shot Don't think too small, don't put me in a box Doubt me? Just sit back and watch Make 'em stop and say I've got one, two, three more lines on my face than I did And I wish that I could go back and talk to that kid Say, "You're gonna be a big deal Be a big shot Don't think too small, let 'em put you in a box You're a big deal, you're a big shot" Make 'em stop and say I'm gonna be a big deal Be a big shot Don't think too small, don't put me in a box I'm a big deal, I'm a big shot Make 'em stop and say I'm gonna be a big deal Be a big shot Don't think too small, don't put me in a box Doubt me? Just sit back and watch Make 'em stop and say