She was the youngest child of five
Her daddy's joy and her momma's pride
Took her first step out in the spotlight
Won beauty pageants, homecoming queen
Every teacher's pet and freshman's dream
Went straight to the top and it was a fast ride
And every girl in school wished they were her
And everywhere she went every head turned
She was smiling, shining, her future looked so bright
But she was crying, dying, behind those big blue eyes
No one knew how much she hated
Being everybody's favorite
LA said she had the look, before too long her whole life was booked
They were making her America's obsession
Plastered her face on billboard signs,
There wer magazine covers and tabloid lies
It got hard to be their Cinderella
She dreamed of a place where no one knew her name
Still, everytime she stepped out on the stage
She was smiling, shining, her future looked so bright
But she was crying, dying, behind those big blue eyes
No one knew how much she hated
Being everybody's favorite
Another Hollywood tragedy
The headlines said she drowned
They drug that river for three straight weeks
But her body was never found
In some sleepy mountain town
A girl walks in and she sits down ina small cafe, nobody notices
Same blue jeans she wore yesterday
Not a drop of makeup on her face
Nowhere to be, no one to impress
And she keeps that secret to herself
Only the stars above her know she's sombody else
And she's smiling, shining, her future looks so bright
'Cause she's finally happy behind those big blue eyes
No one knew hos much she hated
Being everybody's favorite
And she don't miss a single day when
She was everybody's favorite