Everybody Wants To Be Like You Lyrics

Lyric discussion by VanillaCaramelCoffee 

This song might be about a girl in high school, but I've also known adults like this. They "live beyond their means" and go into debt, trying to portray a certain image. Buying new cars and houses that are out of their price range, going to upscale stores and restaurants all the time, etc. They want to believe that everyone admires them. But many people don't respect and care about them as much as they think.

[Edit: clarifying]

Song Meaning

@VanillaCaramelCoffee You’re likely right about the song meaning. Heard the song while in Canada for the first time in 15 years, last weekend. Funny, the sound of the song has aged well.