Pink Pony Club Lyrics by Chappell Roan
[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
About the Song: Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan
Pink Pony Club is the story of a girl who dreams of going to the city, which she did, and started working in a gay strip club called “Pink Pony Club”.
This song, which was released in 2020, was the first of Roan's songs to become a hit. Pink Pony Club came back to become a hit after Roan performed it during the Grammys 2025 and made the crowd (of many other singers) sing. It has become her tradition to let the crowd sing during the last pre-chorus.
Verses
The singer has always wanted to go to L.A. even though her mother had always opposed it. She had always wanted to be in the “place where boys and girls can all be queens” – meaning a gay bar where drag queens have the freedom to be themselves. Everything in the gay bar amazes, even the lovers outside the bathroom (it's common for couples to “be in their own world” outside the bathrooms of bars and clubs), and she is enjoying her stay.
Refrain
The singer had always felt out of place in her hometown, Tennessee. She had always dreamt of being a drag queen and Tennessee is known for being hostile to the LGBTQ+ community that's why she had always dreamed of going to L.A. and Santa Monica, where drags are widely accepted.
Raised as a Christian, she knows her mother wouldn't approve of her decision.
Pre-Chorus
Her mother cries as she can't understand why her baby girl would choose to work in a gay strip club. The singer defends her decision to be where she belongs and enjoys what she does, being on the stage in her heels.
Chorus
Pink Pony Club is the name of the gay bar/strip club where the singer works at. She stands by her decision to stay there and dance.
West Hollywood was mentioned – an area in L.A. where the LGBTQ+ community is widely accepted.
Bridge
Although the singer left her hometown, she says that she still loves it. She's just embracing a new chapter of her life where she can be her real self and have fun.