Betty smiled when they told her she might make it She said it's wild to think my life could be this way You know fame is fortune's brother Right when any working mother with a child Gets a chance and say she'll take it So Betty smiled Betty cried when they called back for a callback She nearly died when she heard the judge's voice You know fame's on the horizon Like a star that's slowly rising with the tide Feeling pride in all its choices So Betty smiled Betty smiled Got her makeup done and hair brushed out and styled Go on out and knock 'em dead Just sing the song inside your head And drive 'em wild, get 'em riled Betty smiled ♪ Betty's trial was by fire and fear and fashion All the while she could see them in their chairs Now the fame is their decision And she has to share their vision, at least try Or it's goodbye to all that passion ♪ Betty lies on the bed feeling nothing Though she tried, in the end she felt the sting Then her girl comes rushing in Sporting some unruly grin Saying, "Mom, sing the song that sounds like springtime" So Betty smiled Betty smiled Got her makeup done and hair brushed out and styled Go on out and knock 'em dead Just sing the song inside your head And drive 'em wild, get 'em riled Betty smiled Drive 'em wild, get 'em riled Betty smiled Drive 'em wild, get 'em riled Betty smiled