When I was an ugly guy singing on riverboats
With nothing in my pockets, I wasn't so picky
I took all the advances with a not so cash smile
I had to eat to quench my thirst
Starter, main course and dessert, I delayed the wait
Big bellies to fill with depressing songs
On my fake stage that I took for a scene
I felt like a rooster but I was only floating on the Seine

When I was nobody, full of little autumn jobs
I dreamed of idols, I already saw myself at the top
When I had nobody but an overflowing thirst
I dreamed of tons, I already saw myself at the top and it was beautiful

Beginning beginning beginning, beautiful
Beginning beginning beginning, beautiful
Beginning beginning beginning, beautiful
Beginning beginning beginning

Made up with a brush, a solo for a wedding
With a Celio suit and the smell of cheese
I posed as needed but I wasn't feeling great
I sometimes felt too much between dream and drowning
I was the one who is not seen, who slips between the tables
Singing Rihanna with a heavy accent
Who smiles every time to please the ladies
Wouldn't want the gentlemen to feel hit on by me

When I was nobody, full of little autumn jobs
I dreamed of idols, I already saw myself at the top
When I had nobody but an overflowing thirst
I dreamed of tons, I already saw myself at the top and it was beautiful

Beginning beginning beginning, beautiful
Beginning beginning beginning, beautiful
Beginning beginning beginning, beautiful
Beginning beginning beginning

When I was an ugly guy singing on riverboats
With nothing in my pockets, I wasn't so picky
I took all the advances with a not so cash smile
I had to eat to quench my thirst

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