Street-level Superstar
(Ode to Boston)
By Susan Dietrich
Got no expectations
So you can’t let me down
Got my own motivation
That’s why I stick around
Well, I've got fans in Timbuktu
Nova Scotia and Alabam’
‘Cause the folks who visit the Birthplace of Freedom
Leave knowin’ who I am
So don’t tell me that I missed the boat
And I’ll never get too far
‘Cause I’m just fine doin’ my own thing
As a Street-level Superstar
Well, I’m too thin and I work too hard
I overheard you say
Tho’ it won't be weight, baby, what I gain
Is more than my daily pay
‘Cause the satisfaction of bringing joy
To the ones who dig my sound
Means more to me than the pain you cause
By tryin’ to put me down
So don’t tell me that I missed the boat
And I’ll never get too far
‘Cause I’m just fine doin’ my own thing
As a Street-level Superstar
Well, I may be thin and I do work hard
As I overheard you say
So toss me a fin and I’ll think of you
As I eat my cheese soufflé
Well, I’ve got fans in Liverpool
New Delhi and Birmingham
‘Cause the folks who visit the Birthplace of Freedom
Leave knowin’ who I am
So don’t tell me to take my act
To some local club or bar
‘Cause I’m just fine doin’ my own thing
As a Street-level Superstar!