(Ariana Grande)La la, la laYou were the popular one, the popular chickIt is what it is, now I’m popular-ish(Mika)Standing on the field with your pretty pompomsNow you’re working at the movies selling popular cornI could have been a mess but I never went wrongCause I’m putting down my story in a popular song(Ariana Grande)Ahh,I said I’m putting down my story in a popular song
[Chorus]My problem, I never was a model,I never was a scholar,but you were always popular
You were singing all the songs I don’t knowNow you’re in the front rowCause my song is popular
Popular, I know about popularIt’s not about who you are or your fancy carYou’re only ever who you werePopular, I know about popularAnd all that you have to do, is be true to youThat’s all you ever need to know
So catch up,cause you got an awful long way to goSo catch up,cause you got an awful long way to go
(Ariana Grande)Always on the lookout for someone to hate,Picking on me like a dinner plateYou hid during classes and in between themDunk me in the toilets now it's you that cleans them(Mika)You tried to make me feel bad with the things you doIt ain’t so funny when the joke’s on you
(Ariana Grande)Ooh, the joke’s on youGot everyone laughing, got everyone clapping, askingHow do you look so cool?Cause that’s the only thing that I learned at school,boyUh huh,I said that’s the only thing that I learned at school[Chorus]My problem, I never was a model,I never was a scholar,You were always popular,You were singing, all the songs I don’t knowNow you’re in the front rowCause my song is popularPopular, I know about popularIt’s not about who you are or your fancy carYou’re only ever who you werePopular, I know about popularAnd all that you have to do, is be true to you, that's all you ever need to knowSo catch up, cause you got an awful long way to goSo catch up, cause you got an awful long way to go
(Ariana Grande)All you ever need to knowYou’re only ever who you wereAll you ever need to knowYou’re only ever who you wereAll you ever need to know
Popular, I know about popularIt’s not about who you are or your fancy carYou’re only ever who you were
[Chorus]Popular, I know about popularIt’s not about who you are or your fancy carYou’re only ever who you werePopular, I know about popularAnd all that you have to do, is be true to you.That's all you ever need to know(Ariana Grande)All you ever need to know
[Chorus]My problem, I never was a model,I never was a scholar,but you were always popular
You were singing all the songs I don’t knowNow you’re in the front rowCause my song is popular
Popular, I know about popularIt’s not about who you are or your fancy carYou’re only ever who you werePopular, I know about popularAnd all that you have to do, is be true to youThat’s all you ever need to know
So catch up,cause you got an awful long way to goSo catch up,cause you got an awful long way to go
(Ariana Grande)Always on the lookout for someone to hate,Picking on me like a dinner plateYou hid during classes and in between themDunk me in the toilets now it's you that cleans them(Mika)You tried to make me feel bad with the things you doIt ain’t so funny when the joke’s on you
(Ariana Grande)Ooh, the joke’s on youGot everyone laughing, got everyone clapping, askingHow do you look so cool?Cause that’s the only thing that I learned at school,boyUh huh,I said that’s the only thing that I learned at school[Chorus]My problem, I never was a model,I never was a scholar,You were always popular,You were singing, all the songs I don’t knowNow you’re in the front rowCause my song is popularPopular, I know about popularIt’s not about who you are or your fancy carYou’re only ever who you werePopular, I know about popularAnd all that you have to do, is be true to you, that's all you ever need to knowSo catch up, cause you got an awful long way to goSo catch up, cause you got an awful long way to go
(Ariana Grande)All you ever need to knowYou’re only ever who you wereAll you ever need to knowYou’re only ever who you wereAll you ever need to know
Popular, I know about popularIt’s not about who you are or your fancy carYou’re only ever who you were
[Chorus]Popular, I know about popularIt’s not about who you are or your fancy carYou’re only ever who you werePopular, I know about popularAnd all that you have to do, is be true to you.That's all you ever need to know(Ariana Grande)All you ever need to know