Lyrics:

Little Jackie Wants to Be a Star peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, #7 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart and #3 on Billboard’s R&B chart in 1989.
Oh, little Jackie (Little Jackie)
Alright
Oh, little Jackie, she wants to be a star

She got off a Greyhound
In search of fortune and fame
Hopin' to find a better way
And leave her troubles behind
But little did she know
That life was sometimes touch-and-go
Some never get it
Open your eyes or you'll live to regret it

Oh, little Jackie, she wants to be a star
She's caught in the middle
Of reality and what she's dreamin' of
Oh, little Jackie, she wants to be a star
Smack dab in the middle of
Oh, of growin' up

(Times Square) Is this where she makes it?
(Some people never get there)
Then she met a guy (So fine)
But he wants to buy nothin' but a five-dollar high
Jackie, say no (He'll try to change ya)
Or rearrange ya (Or rearrange ya)
Remember what your mama done told ya
Never ever take gifts from a stranger

Oh, little Jackie, she wants to be a star
She's caught in the middle
Of reality and what she's dreamin' of
Oh, little Jackie, she wants to be a star
Smack dab in the middle of
Oh, of growin' up

I'm talkin' 'bout, I said I'm talkin' 'bout Jackie, woah
Oh, woah-woah, yeah, oh, yeah

All that glitters ain't gold
(Don't let the green grass fool ya)
You're only sixteen years old
(Don't let the streets try to rule ya)
You never meant to be a runaway
Oh, no-no-no, no, no, no-oh
There's got to be a better way today, today

Talkin' about Jackie
(I believe ya, I believe ya)
(If you believe in yourself, I really think you're gonna make it)
Oh-oh, ooh, yeah, talkin' about Jackie
(I believe ya, I believe ya)
(If you believe in yourself, I really think you're gonna make it)
If you get my meanin', then you better get the feelin', yeah, yeah

Oh, little Jackie, she wants to be a star
She's caught in the middle
Of reality and what she's dreaming of
Oh, little Jackie, she wants to be a star
Smack dab in the middle of
Oh, of growin' up
(I believe you, I believe you)
Oh, little Jackie, she wants to be a star
(If you believe in yourself, I really think you're gonna make it)
She's caught in the middle
Of reality and what she's dreaming of
(I believe you, I believe you)
Oh, little Jackie, she wants to be, she wants to be a superstar
(If you believe in yourself, I really think you're gonna make it)
Smack dab in the middle of
Growin' up (Woo!)

Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah (Yeah)