When I Grow Up Lyrics

Matilda is a musical written by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. It is based on the children's novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.Matilda - When I Grow Up Lyrics(Children, Miss Honey, Matilda, Company)When I grow up,I will be tall enough to reach the branchesThat I need to reach to climb the treesYou get to climb when you're grown up.And when I grow up,I will be smart enough to answer allThe questions that you need to knowThe 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 willGo to bed late every night.And I will wake upWhen the sun comes up, and IWill watch cartoons until my eyes go square,And I won't care 'cause I'll be all grown up.When I grow up (x 4)...I will be strong enough to carry allThe heavy things you have to haulAround with you when you're a grown up.AndWhen I grow up (x 3)...I will be brave enough to fight the creaturesThat you have to fight beneath the bedEach 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 pretendsThat mums don't think are fun.And I will wake upWhen the sun comes up and IWill spend all day just lying in the sun.And I won't burn 'cause I'll be all grown up.When I grow up...(Ms. Honey:)When I grow up,I will be brave enough to fight the creaturesThat you have to fight beneath the bedEach night to be a grown up.When I grow up...(Matilda:)Just because you find that life's not fair, itDoesn'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.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 OK,And that's not right!More Lyrics: Matilda musical LyricsWhen I Grow Up Lyrics, When I Grow Up Matilda Lyrics