San Ramon Has Talent: 'Charm School Dropout'

SAN RAMON, CA — 13-year-old Ava Toton is a star on the rise. A student at San Ramon’s School of Rock, she is part of a band called Alpha Z and has already produced two albums: A.V.A. in 2021, and Charm School Dropout in 2022, which contains two songs that were selected as semi-finalists for the Unsigned Only Songwriting Competition 2022. She is currently working on a third album.

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Here are the lyrics to Charm School Dropout, which Ava wrote herself:

“Can't please everyone
I'm never good enough
Heard that before
Don't phase me anymore

Learn to stand up straight
Make up my face
You want me to change
But you're all the same

I'm not like you
I'm gonna scream and shout
Won't play by your rules
I'm a charm school dropout

I won't obey you
Don't tell me what to do
You're stressing me out
I'm a charm school dropout

No there's no escape
I'll accept my fate
It's just a different day
With the same mistakes

Should I sell my soul
So I could play your role
I'm not the venom
I'm the antidote

I'm not like you
I'm gonna scream and shout
Won't play by your rules
I'm a charm school dropout

I won't obey you
Don't tell me what to do
You're stressing me out
I'm a charm school dropout

Mind your business
Irritated
Madness
Isolated
Worthless
So Frustrated
Hot Mess
Complicated
Mind your business
Irritated
Madness
Isolated
Worthless
So Frustrated
Hot Mess
Complicated

I'm not like you
I'm gonna scream and shout
Won't play by your rules
I'm a charm school dropout

I won't obey you
Don't tell me what to do
You're stressing me out
I'm a charm school dropout

I'm not like you
I'm gonna scream and shout
Won't play by your rules
I'm a charm school dropout

I won't obey you
Don't tell me what to do
You're stressing me out
I'm a charm school dropout”

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