Tattoo

I've been promising a sassy song for weeks so here it is! I wrote this several months ago, inspired by one of my bestie's love of tattoos and a line from my MLD Thesis presentation when I described myself as a "financial professional with a rockstar complex". I thought those two concepts would mesh well and this song just came flooding through. Then I picked up my guitar and within a few minutes it was done. I've played it out once and can't wait for things to open back up so I can play it out again, and hopefully sing into the mic better this time around.

Tattoo
© Chelsey Layton 2019

Been a puppet, a savior and a scapegoat
A lot of things to a lot of folks
Who all tell me I'm right on track
To climb the ladder, shatter glass
But rung by rung, it becomes clearer
That ceiling ain't nothing but a circus mirror
Made of rules, and long long lists
About their box, and how I'll fit

They've got me dotting T's, Crossing I's
But they ain't calling the shots tonight

I need a tattoo and a stiff drink
Where nobody cares, nobody thinks
Pretty little girls don't act like that
They're made to be seen, not heard, oh yeah
Need an ounce of screw this for my cup of ambition
To break the mold that I don't fit in
If I ain't got nothin', I ain't got nothin' to lose
Yeah I need a tattoo

May look prim and proper all dolled up
But don't judge a book by power pumps
Give me two-for-ones and an old jukebox
My country 's out and all bets are off
When my wheels start to wobble out of control
That double buzz, it soothes the soul
Find a leather jacket kind of crowd
With some fresh new ink, I'll let my hair down

It's the good Lord's temple and I'm sure he'll hate it
If it ain't properly decorated

I need a tattoo and a stiff drink
Where nobody cares, nobody thinks
Pretty little girls don't act like that
They're made to be seen, not heard, oh yeah
Need an ounce of screw this for my cup of ambition
To break the mold that I don't fit in
If I ain't got nothin', I ain't got nothin' to lose
Yeah I need a tattoo

I'm sure jaws will drop and heads will spin
When the boss asks 'how was your weekend?'

Well let me tell you

I got a tattoo, had a stiff drink
Where nobody cares, nobody thinks
Pretty little girls don't act like that
They're made to be seen, not heard, oh yeah
Here's an ounce of screw this for my cup of ambition
To break your mold that I don't fit in
If I ain't got nothin', I ain't got nothin' to lose
Yeah I got a tattoo