Chappell Roan’s ‘Pink Pony Club’ Is a Tribute to Los Angeles’ Queer Scene—Read the Lyrics Here
With hits like “Good Luck, Babe!” and “Hot to Go” under her belt, Chappell Roan is giving the best tribute to Los Angeles’ LGBTQ scene. “Pink Pony Club” is an ode to West Hollywood and the queer clubs that have welcomed everyone to their dance floors.
The musician who’s nominated for Best New Artist wrote the song after she went to The Abbey, a gay club in West Hollywood, Calif.” I was just bored,” she told Headliner Magazine. “I wanted to push myself – I wanted to be bold and say things that might be a little edgy. I come from a super conservative area where I wouldn’t even wear the things that I wear in L.A here in public – I would just feel weird about it. S
She continued, “I’m just going to be everything that I am in L.A, in my music I needed to be myself and I wanted to feel theatrical; I wanted it to feel like a show for people. That’s what I feel like Pink Pony Club is doing and what my other music that will come out will do as well.”
Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” lyrics
[Verse 1]
I know you wanted me to stay
But I can’t ignore the crazy visions of me in L.A.
And I heard that there’s a special place
Where boys and girls can all be queens every single day
[Refrain]
I’m having wicked dreams of leaving Tennessee
Hear Santa Monica, I swear it’s calling me
Won’t make my mama proud, it’s gonna cause a scene
She sees her baby girl, I know she’s gonna scream
[Pre-Chorus]
“God, what have you done?
You’re a pink pony girl, and you dance at the club,” oh mama
I’m just having fun
On the stage in my heels, it’s where I belong, down at the
[Chorus]
Pink Pony Club, I’m gonna keep on dancing at the
Pink Pony Club, I’m gonna keep on dancing down in
West Hollywood, I’m gonna keep on dancing at the
Pink Pony Club, Pink Pony Club
[Verse 2]
I’m up and jaws are on the floor
Lovers in the bathroom and a line outside the door
Black lights and a mirrored disco ball
Every night’s another reason why I left it all
[Refrain]
I thank my wicked dreams, a year from Tennessee
Oh, Santa Monica, you’ve been too good to me
Won’t make my mama proud, it’s gonna cause a scene
She sees her baby girl, I know she’s gonna scream
[Pre-Chorus]
“God, what have you done?
You’re a pink pony girl, and you dance at the club,” oh mama
I’m just having fun
On the stage in my heels, it’s where I belong, down at the
[Chorus]
Pink Pony Club, I’m gonna keep on dancing at the
Pink Pony Club, I’m gonna keep on dancing down in
West Hollywood, I’m gonna keep on dancing at the
Pink Pony Club, Pink Pony Club
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Don’t think I’ve left you all behind
Still love you and Tennessee, you’re always on my mind
And mama, every Saturday
I can hear your Southern drawl a thousand miles away, saying
[Pre-Chorus]
“God, what have you done?
You’re a pink pony girl, and you dance at the club,” oh mama
I’m just having fun
On the stage in my heels, it’s where I belong, down at the
[Chorus]
Pink Pony Club, I’m gonna keep on dancing at the
Pink Pony Club, I’m gonna keep on dancing down in
West Hollywood, I’m gonna keep on dancing at the
Pink Pony Club, Pink Pony Club
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
I’m gonna keep on dancing
I’m gonna keep on dancing
