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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Vocals
Jon Bellion
Jon Bellion
Background Vocals
Pierre-Luc Rioux
Pierre-Luc Rioux
Guitar
Michael Pollack
Michael Pollack
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Songwriter
Jon Bellion
Jon Bellion
Songwriter
Michael Pollack
Michael Pollack
Songwriter
Jacob Kasher Hindlin
Jacob Kasher Hindlin
Songwriter
Stefan Johnson
Stefan Johnson
Songwriter
Jordan Johnson
Jordan Johnson
Songwriter
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Monsters & Strangerz
The Monsters & Strangerz
Producer
Gian Stone
Gian Stone
Vocal Producer
Serban Ghenea
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
John Hanes
John Hanes
Mixing Engineer
Rachael Findlen
Rachael Findlen
Engineer
Dave Kutch
Dave Kutch
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Told them your dreams and they all started laughing
I guess you're out of your mind till it actually happens
[PreChorus]
I'm the small town
One in seven billion
Why can't it be me?
[Chorus]
They told me I was out there
Tried to knock me down
Took those sticks and stones
Showed 'em I could build a house
They tell me that I'm crazy
But I'll never let 'em change me
Till they cover me in daisies
Daisies, daisies
[Chorus]
They said I'm going nowhere
Tried to count me out
Took those sticks and stones
Showed 'em I could build a house
They tell me that I'm crazy
But I'll never let 'em change me
Till they cover me in daisies
Daisies, daisies
[Verse 2]
When did we all stop believing in magic?
Why did we put all our hopes in a box in the attic?
[PreChorus]
I'm the long-shot
I'm the Hail Mary
Why can't it be me?
[Chorus]
They told me I was out there
Tried to knock me down (Knock me down)
Took those sticks and stones
Showed 'em I could build a house
They tell me that I'm crazy
But I'll never let 'em change me
Till they cover me in daisies
Daisies, daisies
[Chorus]
They said I'm going no where
Tried to count me out
Took those sticks and stones
Showed 'em I could build a house
They tell me that I'm crazy
But I'll never let 'em change me
Till they cover me in daisies
Daisies, daisies
[Bridge]
Yeah
Yeah-eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh (Cover me in daisies)
Yeah
Yeah-eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh
[PreChorus]
I'm the small town
One in seven billion
Why can't it be me?
[Chorus]
They told me I was out there
Tried to knock me down
Took those sticks and stones
Showed 'em I could build a house
They tell me that I'm crazy
But I'll never let 'em change me
Till they cover me in daisies
Daisies, daisies
[Chorus]
They said I'm going no where
Tried to count me out (Count me out)
Took those sticks and stones
Showed 'em I could build a house
They tell me that I'm crazy
But I'll never let 'em change me
Till they cover me in daisies
Daisies, daisies
Written by: Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Jonathan Bellion, Jordan K. Johnson, Katy Perry, Michael Pollack, Stefan Johnson

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