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I can't do it
I can't conceive You're everything you're Trying to make me believe 'Cause this show is Too well designed Too well to be held With only me in mind Chorus: And how - how am I different? How - how am I different? How - how am I different? Verse 2: I can't do it So move along Do you really want to wait until I Prove you wrong? And don't tell me - Let me guess I could change it all around if I Would just say yes Chorus: But how am I different? How am I different? How am I different? Bridge: And just one question Before I pack - When you fuck it up later Do I get my money back? Verse 3: I can't do it And as for you - Can you in good conscience Even ask me to? 'Cause what do you care About the great divide As long as you come down On the winner's side Chorus: And how am I different? How am I different? How am I different? Coda: Different, different, different, different Different, different (3x) And just one question Before I pack - When you fuck it up later Do I get my money back? |
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Once upon a time
Is how it always goes But I'll make it brief What was started out With such excitement Now I gladly end with relief In what now has become a familiar motif That nothing is good enough For people like you Who have to have someone take the fall And something to sabotage Determined to lose it all Critics at their worst Could never criticize The way that you do No, there's no one else I find To undermine or dash a hope Quite like you And you do it so casually, too 'Cause nothing is good enough For people like you Who have to have someone take the fall And something to sabotage Determined to lose it all It doesn't really help That you can never say What you're looking for But you'll know it when you hear it Know it when you see it Walk through the door So you say, so you've said Many times before But nothing is good enough For people like you Who have to have someone take the fall And something to sabotage Determined to lose it all Nothing is good enough.... |
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They’re all still on their honeymoon
just read the dialogue balloon everyone loves you-- why should they not? And I’m the only one who knows that Disneyland’s about to close I don’t suppose you’d give it a shot knowing all that you’ve got Are cigarettes and Red Vines just close your eyes, ‘cause, baby-- you never do know and I’ll be on the sidelines, with my hands tied, watching the show Well, it’s always fun and games until it’s clear you haven’t got the skill in keeping the gag from going too far So you’re running ‘round the parking lot ‘til every lightning bug is caught punching some pinholes in the lid of a jar while we wait in the car With cigarettes and Red Vines just close your eyes, ‘cause, baby-- you never do know and I’ll be on the sidelines, with my hands tied, watching the show And tell me, would it kill you would it really spoil everything if you didn’t blame yourself do you know what I mean? Cigarettes and Red Vines just close your eyes, ‘cause, baby-- you never do know and I’ll be on the sidelines, with my hands tied, watching the show watching the show |
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There's no charity in you
And that surprises me I guess I thought you were A golden idol 'Cause I called you majesty On the balustrade You watched me hunt for tips I was obliged to pick up From the passing trade Hey, kids-look at this It's the fall of the world's own optimist I could get back up if you insist But you'll have to ask politely 'Cause the eggshells I've been treading Couldn't spare me a beheading And I'll know I had it coming From a Caesar who was only slumming Hey, kids-look at this It's the fall of the world's own optimist Well, I could have objections Which you could override But what's the point We're only flogging the horse When the horseman has up and died Once I testified And swore I'd never leave a stone unturned I bet you're really glad that I lied Hey, kids-look at this It's the fall of the world's own optimist I could get back up if you insist But you'll have to ask politely 'Cause the eggshells I've been treading Couldn't spare me a beheading And I'll know I had it coming From a Caesar who was only slumming Hey, kids-look at this It's the fall of the world's own optimist Hey, kids-look at this It's the fall of the world's own optimist I could get back up if you insist But you'll have to ask politely Yes, you'll have to ask politely Yes, you'll have to ask politely |
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Let's assume you were right
And play the game of charm and strange and satellite And when we've all had our fun Deflate the stars and put away the sun And so, we can call it a day 'Cause I'll never prove that my motives were pure So let's remove any question of cure 'Cause even though you've made it pretty obscure Baby, it's clear From here You're losing your atmosphere From here You're losing it So let's assume it was true 'Cause baby can't lift up a hand to swear to you And what's the use of defense The hangers-on are too far gone for evidence And that one was lost from the first 'Cause I'll never prove that my motives were pure So let's remove any question of cure 'Cause even though you've made it pretty obscure Baby, it's clear From here You're losing your atmosphere From here You're losing it So have it your way Shatever makes the best resume Whatever you can throw in Wash, rinse and spin til it's spun away Okay But I won't be sticking around 'Cause I'll never prove that my motives were pure So let's remove any question of cure 'Cause even though you've made it pretty obscure Baby, it's clear From here You're losing your atmosphere From here You're losing it |
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Now that I've met you
Would you object to Never seeing each other again 'Cause I can't afford to Climb aboard you No one's got that much ego to spend So don't work your stuff Because I've got troubles enough No, don't pick on me When one act of kindness could be Deathly Deathly Definately 'Cause I'm just a problem For you to solve and Watch dissolve in the heat of your charm But what will you do when You run it through and You can't get me back on the farm So don't work your stuff Because I've got troubles enough No, don't pick on me When one act of kindness could be Deathly Deathly Definately You're on your honor 'Cause I'm a goner And you haven't even begun So do me a favor If I should waver Be my savior And get out the gun So don't work your stuff Because I've got troubles enough No, don't pick on me When one act of kindness could be Deathly Deathly Definately |
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Finals blew, I barely knew
My graduation speech And with college out of reach If I don't find a job It's down to Dad and Myrtle Beach So I'm bailing this town Or tearing it down Or probably more like hanging around Hanging around Everyone I know is acting weird Or way too cool They hang out by the pool So I just read a lot and ride my bike Around the school 'Cause I'm bailing this town Or tearing it down Or probably more like hanging around Hanging around And all that I need now is someone With the brains and the know-how To tell me what I want... anyhow 12th of June, a gibbous Moon Was this the longest day? I'll walk down to the bay And jump off of the dock and watch The summer waste away Then I'm bailing this town Or tearing it down Or probably more like hanging around Then I'm bailing this town Or tearing it down Or probably more like hanging around Hanging around Hanging around Hanging around So tell me what I want |
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He's a serious mister
Shake his hand and he'll twist your arm. With Monopoly money We'll be buying the funny farm. So I'll do flips, and get paid in chips From a diamond as big as the Ritz-- Then I'm calling it quits. (Calling it quits) Eyes the color of candy, Lies to cover the handicap. Though your slippers are ruby, You'll be led to the booby trap. And there's no prize, Just a smaller size, So I'm wearing the shoe 'til it fits, Then I'm calling it quits. Yes, I'm calling it quits. Yes, I'm calling it quits. Now he's numbering himself among the masterminds (Calling it quits) 'Cause he's hit upon the leverage of valentines. (Calling it quits) Lifting dialogue from Judy Garland storylines ...Where get-tough girls turn into gold mines. All those Polaroid babies, Taking chances with rabies, Happy to tear me to bits-- Well, I'm calling it quits. Yes I'm calling it quits. Yes I'm calling it quits. Yes I'm calling it quits. Yes I'm calling it... |
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Oh Susan, you were clued-in
You knew just how this thing would go A prognosis that was hopeless From the very first domino I guess I see it all in hindsight I tried to keep perspective despite The flash of the fuse, the smell of cordite Now I'm in that place again And I know he can't come in to get me And someday he will live to regret me Susan I can see it now Oh Suzie, they get to me They can really be wearying So he threw me rope and bouey Let me use his decoding ring There must have been some kind of parade We kissed for a while to see how it fades And pulled the pin on another grenade But I'm in that place again And I know he can't come in to get me And someday he will live to regret me Suzy I can see it now Oh Susan, the hope of fusion Is that the halo will reappear It may be pure illusion But it's beautiful while it's here I had some trouble with the goodbye I checked my roman candle supply And watched the vapor-trail in the sky But I'm in that place again And I know he can't come in to get me And someday he will live to regret me Susan I can see it now Susan I can see it now Susan I can... see... it... now |
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I've got some cookies from our junk food run
And here's a couple beers so Let's go create some fun Supplies are limited and I'm all out Of any explanation Of what I'm on about I'm tired Of having to try To convince you if I Go along with you it all will Backfire I know you had plans Your intentions were grand But it's out of my hands And it isn't the way I pictured it Either Well things felt weird but you said that's alright That it was not a problem And we could just sit tight And when you said that I was sure I cringed 'Cause you had no suspicion That I had come unhinged Or just tired-- I cannot say which But there's always a hitch That will cause the whole thing to Backfire I know you had plans Your intentions were grand But it's out of my hands now It's out of my hands now I know you'd like to be the St. Bernard Who rushes to the rescue When there's an avalanche But in my panic I may pull too hard And the novice lifeguard Gets rushed off in the ambulance I'm tired I cannot seem to Get a message to you That the rescue you planned has just Backfired I know you had plans Your intentions were grand But it's out of my hands now It's out of my hands now And it isn't the way I pictured it Either... |
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As we were speaking of the devil
You walked right in Wearing hubris like a medal You revel in But it's me at whom you'll level Your javelin' Wasn't that just our dear friend Ron? Throwing your weight around the sun Happier now that you've become What you hated I'm surprised I even thought I Had half a chance I was just one in a million Of also-rans Who was sure to be your victim Of circumstance Once you were just our dear friend Ron Selling the soul you swore upon Spreading the word that you've become What you hated And if I don't understand... Well, I guess it takes all kinds I would like to keep this vision Of you intact When we'd hang around and listen To Bacharach And you loved the world you lived in And it loved you back Once you were just our dear friend Ron Now you look out for number one Who would've guessed that you'd become What you hated And I guess it takes all kinds |
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You look like - a perfect fit
For a girl in need of a tourniquet But can you - save me Come on and - save me If you could - save me From the ranks of the freaks Who suspect they could never love anyone 'Cause I can tell You know what it's like The long farewell Of the hunger strike But can you save me Come on and save me If you could save me From the ranks of the freaks Who suspect they could never love anyone You struck me dumb like radium Like Peter Pan or Superman You will come to save me C'mon and save me If you could save me From the ranks of the freaks Who suspect they could never love anyone 'Cept the freaks Who suspect they could never love anyone But the freaks Who suspect they could never love anyone C'mon and save me Why don't you save me If you could save me From the ranks of the freaks Who suspect they could never love anyone Except the freaks Who suspect they could never love anyone Except the freaks who could never love anyone |
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So maybe I wasn't
That good a friend But you were one of us And I will wonder Just like anyone If there was something Else I could've done So maybe it's true that Your cry for help Was oh, so very faint But still I heard And knew something was wrong Just nothing you could put your finger on And I will wonder Just like anyone Just like anyone |
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You stay the night at his house
With no ride to work And I'm the one who tells you He's another jerk But you're the one who can succeed You've only got to prove your need And you do You really do The sex you're trading up for What you hope is love Is just another thing that He'll be careless of But though there are caveats galore You've only got to love him more And you do You really do Even when it's all too clear You write a little note that You leave on the bed And spend some time dissecting Every word he said And if he seemed a little strange Well, baby, anyone can change And you do You do You really do |
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