And now I'm the king of the swingers Oh, the jungle V.I.P I've reached the top and had to stop And that's what bothering me
I want to be a man, man cub And stroll right into town And be just like those other men I'm tired of monkeying around Ooh, ooh
Now don't try to kid me, man cub I'll make a deal with you What I desire is man's red fire To make my dreams come true
So give me the secret, man cub Clue me what to do Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like you
Oh, ooh, bi, doo, I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you, talk like you, too You see it's true, an ape like me Can learn to be human too
Now don't try to kid me, man cub I made a deal with you What I desire is man's red fire To make my dreams come true
So give me the secret, man cub Clue me what to do Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like you
Oh, ooh, bi, doo, I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you, talk like you, too You see it's true, an ape like me Can learn to be human too
Break it down boys, break it down boys, break it down Break it down boys, break it down boys, break it down Oh, break it down boys, break it down boys, break it down Break it down boys, break it down boys, break it down
Now I'm the king of the swingers Oh, the jungle V.I.P I've reached the top and had to stop And that's what's bothering me
I wanna be a man, man cub And stroll right into town And be just like those other men I'm tired of monkeying around
Oh, ooh, bi, doo, I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you, talk like you, too You see it's true, an ape like me Can learn to be human, too
Can learn to be like someone like me Oh yeah, oh yeah, one more time Can learn to be like someone like me
He gives me everything and I love him He gives up everything to me But although I show the world I need him He'll never know 'cuz he's not free
And I can't do it to another, do it to another woman I can't do it to another, do it to another girl Her life depends on him more than mine ever could I'd cry to look within, I got it bad and that ain't good Oh no
He's with me night and day and I love him He's near me come what may, yes indeed But, though I cry the skies above him I know that I should let him be
And I just did it to another, did it to another woman I just did it to another, did it to another girl Her life depends on him more than mine ever could I'd die to look within, I've got it bad and I'm not good
Her life depends on him but then I feel the same I'd cry to look within, I guess I'll just learn to live in pain
She can't do it to another, do it to another woman She can't do it to another, do it to another girl
He gives me everything and I love him She loves him
Singing lullabies to a doll in my arms I was only five but I knew I'd rock her to sleep, say goodnight to the stars Someday our dreams will come true
Big old world in front of me That asks me what I wanna be Every time all I would say is
Babies, I want babies, I'd be the luckiest lady Babies, I want babies, pudgy and sweet I know they would complete me somehow I want babies right now
I'm finally looking seventeen But something's different about me With the boys on the couch making out
Everybody's getting high I drank too much of daddy's wine But all that I'm thinking about is
Babies, I want babies to have and to hold and to save me Babies, I want babies, cute little feet I know they would complete me somehow I want babies right now, right now
Someone to spend all my days with Something to fill all the spaces
I got myself a full time job Been madly in and out of love Still I can't fill the space
Other things can lead to happiness Lots of money and success But all I keep thinking about is
What do you want me to say? I'm not doing so good today. But I could lie and tell you, What you wanna hear.
What do you expect me to do? Get on my knees and cry for you. When I had finally found the way Without you.
You don't have to call anymore, To check up on me. While I'm in the middle of a slow recovery. The doctor says I need to take better care of me. So I'm tryin', I'm tryin'.
I wish there's a pill I could take. So I'd forget about you three times a day. It might help me get through the night... oooh I guess I'll just have to wait And get a little bit stronger every day Until I find the way to live without you.
You don't have to call anymore, To check up on me. While I'm in the middle of a slow recovery. Maybe it's a symptom of you getting over me. That you want to resuscitate your love for me. The doctor says I need to take better care of me.
So I'm trying, To keep my head together... ooohhh Getting over you Has got me under, under the weather
You don't have to call... noooo. You don't have to call... oooohhh
You don't have to call anymore, To check up on me. I'm in the middle of a slow recovery. Maybe it's a symptom of you getting over me. That you want to resuscitate your love for me. The doctor says I need to take better care of me. And baby, I have to agree, That I have to take better care of me
I am a ragdoll, limping this bed A little worn out from the fun that we had But nothing's broken just feeling open It's not like I'm not thinking 'bout my wedding day
It's not the kind of thing you tell to the world But still it's sweet to be your bad little girl I'm kinda groovy on what you're doing So squeeze me like the one you love
Damn, you put some spell on me You gotta love a woman who will do as you please So rip out my heart, throw me down like you do Stay with me, play with me, don't ever take love away from me And I'll baby you, I'll be your baby too
I love the way you love to fondle my hair And drive me crazy with your hands everywhere I swear I'll keep it our little secret Our own little bedtime story
Damn, you put some spell on me You gotta love a woman who'd just do as you please So rip out my heart, throw me round like you do Stay with me, play with me, don't ever take love away from me And let me baby you
I am a ragdoll Ooh, yeah I'll let ya put your hands in me
Ooh, oh, so take your damage of me like I do you You make me, ooh, with that thing that you do So hold me, hug me, baby, gimme your all I promise I won't be a good little doll
Damn, you put some spell on me I kinda like the way that you, ooh, eee I'm a raggedy Ann, what you want me to do? Stay with you, play with you, won't ever take love away from you
Ooh, damn You gotta love a woman who knows what she needs So rip out my heart, throw me down like you do Stay with me, play with me, don't ever take love away from me Love me, baby
You, I'll be your baby too You, yeah I am a ragdoll
I sit inside alone, piles of scattered memories surround me Torn pieces on the floor, bags outside the doorway If only I had a dime for every time I just didn't find my heart
I'm clearing out this house of clutter I toss my trash into the gutter It's over, at least it will be soon Boxes full of lies and letters Pictures ripped up so much better It's over, now that's its me and this empty room
I got a special kinda of paint, to brush away the frenzy Left behind, I the bed a mess on his side And wear his t-shirt on last time then I dust with it again I could try a thousand times to just defy his heart
But I'm clearing out this house of clutter I toss my trash into the gutter It's over, at least it will be soon Boxes full of lies and letters Pictures ripped up, so much better It's over, now that's its me and this empty room
I'm clearing out this house of clutter I toss my trash into the gutter It's over, at least it will be soon Boxes full of lies and letters Pictures ripped up so much better It's over, now that's its me and this empty room
Hello there, don't hand up before you get any ideas I know that I was a, a pain in the ass, out of fear A princess with tiny troubles weighing me down And oh, I've wasted so much time With these stupid thoughts on my mind
You won't find me crying over something dumb No, no, no, I've got too much to live for 'Cause hanging on to yesterdays ain't no fun No, no, no, I got too much to live for
'Cause I'm tired of singing the blues That ain't really blues, they're just bad excuses Some bad excuses, oh, oh, oh
It takes over, it gets bigger Consumes my every inner thought Anxiety attacks me Neurotic fit and then I drop
But I'm popping this little bubble And loving the sound And I, I've been around the world And seen a lot of smiles from folks with nothing
You won't find me crying over something dumb No, no, no, I've got too much to live for 'Cause hanging on to yesterdays ain't no fun No, no, no, I've got too much to live for
'Cause I'm tired of singing the blues That ain't really blues, they're just bad excuses Some bad excuses, ooh
You won't find me crying over something dumb No, no, no
And over reacting won't keep you young Well, everybody loves the drama sometimes Well, I'm changing my ways 'cause I'm over it, over it
But I'm tired of singing the blues That ain't really blues, they're just bad, bad excuses I'm tired of singing the blues Ain't really blues, they're just bad excuses, ooh, ooh Some bad, bad excuses No, no, no, uses, just some bad excuses
Sometimes I wonder why I spend The lonely nights dreaming of a song That melody haunts my reverie And I am once again with you
When our love was new And each kiss an inspiration But that was long ago Now my only consolation Is in the stardust of a song
It was beside the garden wall (Beside the garden wall) (Beside the garden wall) When stars are bright (When stars are bright at night) You were in my arms
The nightingale tells its fairytale Of paradise where roses bloom
So I dream in vain In my heart you will remain My stardust melody The memory of love's refrain
My purple heart, all red and blue Still lingers on the thought of you Thou it's just a little stain I was hoping it would fade by now Thou it's over done and said It's heavier than lead somehow
It lights a spark, leaves a residue It burns in me, all the embers of you It's a darkest lullaby, tucks me in but still I lie awake 'Cuz that morning sun will rise And I hope I'm not the same as yesterday
You would think that I'm okay from the outside looking in Yes I'm hard on myself but that's just the way I am So I put it in a box and I keep it locked away
For as long as I can I picture you alone and you're picking up the pieces I know I let you down But I swear I had my reasons to let you go
But I'm just stuck with this purple heart, all red and blue Still lingers on the thought of you I know you can't forgive but I don't want to regret The life I would have lived if I didn't say the things I said
I'll surrender to this purple heart It's no longer pumping red, this purple heart The darkest shade of blue, this purple heart
Nothin' like walkig down Avenue A, But it' not like any other day, 'Cause I feel you more than ever now, Throwing me off somehow, Nothin' like a girl with an attitude, But take it all away she don't know what to do, Now I got you in my fantasy, Over and over, humbling me,
You got a way, Of finding me, Do the math, It's meant to be, But how can this be good for me, If you never know where or when,
[CHORUS:] I got, Blindsided, So used to seeing things my own way, And I liked it, But that just don't mean anything, Now I'm blindsided, You rocked my world I never saw it coming, Got nowhere to hide, And it's not fair
Well here's that other side of me, Where I sneak into your room and watch you sleep, And you bring out the high school in me, I can't pay attention, Give me detention, Living in the moment just kills the time, I wanna find you and make you mine, My heart's a boombox beating all over town, It goes bum bum, bum bum
You got a way, Of finding me, Add it up, Can't you see, If this is your way of getting through to me, You're tripping me up again
[CHORUS]
I don't know what's come over me, 'Cause I feel so differently,
You got a way, Of finding me, Do the math, It's meant to be, If this is your way of getting through to me, Well you're tripping me out again
[CHORUS x2]
There's no point in askin' why, 'Cause baby you're makin' me high, Blindsided, You rocked my world and I never saw it coming, Got nowhere to hide, And I like it
He broke my heart today I don't know what to say I can't feel a thing at all I did not see it comin Now you just a man that got away I look at the ground and give the sky the middle finger Something inside said here's a day you should remember So mark it on a wall I never believed it could happen to me Something like this only happens to dumb girls Taking themselves too seriously I was so damn smart I was the one girl Who never believed it could happen to me Something like this only happens to somebody else I miss you so much can't stand it You bring out the blonde in me Cause I'm still hanging on Even though you done me wrong And I got the heart to forgive this But I'd never let you know What kind of girl would put herself In that postition yeah To think that I could ever fight the system And I got fooled again I never believed it could happen to me Something like this only happens to dumb girls Taking themselves too seriously I was so damn smart I was the one girl Who never believed it could happen to me Something like this only happens to somebody else I thought I was strong I thought I was strong But I was just dreamin I can't believe it can't believe it That nothing was wrong nothing was wrong I thought I knew what was goin on But love was deceiving me love was deceiving me Now I'm just a dumb girl yeah A dumb dumb dumb dumb girl That's what I amyeah yeah I can't believe that it happened to me Something like this only happens to dumb girls Taking themselves too seriously I was so damn smart yeah I was the one girl Who never believed it could happen to me Something like this only happens to somebody else yeah yeah yeah I can't believe that it happened to me yeah yeah Something like this only happens to somebody else now I'm just a A dumb dumb dumb dumb girl That's what I amyeah A dumb dumb dumb dumb girl
Nothin' like walkig down Avenue A, But it' not like any other day, 'Cause I feel you more than ever now, Throwing me off somehow, Nothin' like a girl with an attitude, But take it all away she don't know what to do, Now I got you in my fantasy, Over and over, humbling me,
You got a way, Of finding me, Do the math, It's meant to be, But how can this be good for me, If you never know where or when,
[CHORUS:] I got, Blindsided, So used to seeing things my own way, And I liked it, But that just don't mean anything, Now I'm blindsided, You rocked my world I never saw it coming, Got nowhere to hide, And it's not fair
Well here's that other side of me, Where I sneak into your room and watch you sleep, And you bring out the high school in me, I can't pay attention, Give me detention, Living in the moment just kills the time, I wanna find you and make you mine, My heart's a boombox beating all over town, It goes bum bum, bum bum
You got a way, Of finding me, Add it up, Can't you see, If this is your way of getting through to me, You're tripping me up again
[CHORUS]
I don't know what's come over me, 'Cause I feel so differently,
You got a way, Of finding me, Do the math, It's meant to be, If this is your way of getting through to me, Well you're tripping me out again
[CHORUS x2]
There's no point in askin' why, 'Cause baby you're makin' me high, Blindsided, You rocked my world and I never saw it coming, Got nowhere to hide, And I like it
Yeah, please just let me stray, look the other way I got to do this alone Cause Im the only one here Dont misunderstand youre the perfect man, but Im not ready to go And settle down with you
C: So Close your eyes, close your eyes Im not who you think I am Let go get out while you can Trust me you dont, you dont want to see this Ill be trying everything Knee deep into anything Trust me you dont, you dont want to see this, oh no
I cant help myself I feel like someone else Youre going to thank me someday Im saving you the heartache baby If youre still around when Im slowing down I might follow you home But dont wait up for me
C: Just close your eyes, close your eyes Im not who you think I am Let go get out while you can Trust me you dont, you dont want to see this Ill be trying everything Knee deep into anything Trust me you dont, you dont want to see this
Oh dont put up a fight Please dont kiss me goodbye This was hard enough to say No you cant change my mind, Dont even try it
C: Im not who you think I am Let go get out while you can Trust me you dont, you dont want to see this Ill be trying everything Knee deep into anything Trust me you dont, you dont want to see this Trust me baby you dont want to see this Trust me, trust me you dont want to see this
August, no clue, 2002, I didn't see coming, even when I came, I got what I asked for, 3000 miles and no more wondering, If I need a change, Ain't it strange,
[CHORUS] Is this Hollywood? 'Cause I feel a bit displaced, But I kinda like it, Oh I just know it's gonna be good, I've already decided, yeah, I wouldn't leave it if I could, Disoriented as I am, Is this, is this Hollywood?
The waitress knows my story, 'Cause I'm here every single morning, She calls you New York, I tell her you're long gone, And you're easy to forget, How lucky can a girl get? The outta site works a charm, Ain't I strong?
[CHORUS]
And you know it's time, I can always change my mind- okay, I can come and I can go, That's all I need to know- today
[CHORUS]
And my eyes are buggin' yeah, I got a brand new neighborhood that I'm really loving, Oh I wouldn't leave it if I could, Disoriented as I am
Thinking that I want you, And you know that I coulda got what I want, Anybody feel that, When you know, But your heart lets it go 'til it's all gone, It's not like I don't see it, When it's coming on, Still I feel like I don't belong
[CHORUS:] The trouble with me is, I'm the sum of the parts of something wild, It's a little big thing, And I know it, The trouble with me, Is I got the heart of nobody's child, But I don't wanna be free, That's the trouble with me
Thinking that you know me, But it's just when you think that, You know it, You're wrong, Wishing you could show me how to stay, But I can't anyway, Not this song, Don't you know that I get weary, I get so lonely but it's just no use at all
[CHORUS]
You try to make sense of it you try, But it's not really me who's saying goodbye, It's like I got some kinda split personality, You know nothing ever gets control of me like this, What can I do?
[CHORUS]
Thinking that I want you, And you know that I coulda got what I want
i ain't no queen of hearts, i go through stages i fall in love then complicate it yeah, you know the feeling w/out much hope just blind ambition pretending that theres nothing missing i always kept believing that... more, i thought if i had more i wouldn't get so bored but everything just left me empty love walkin in and out of my door wasn't good enough no more well i dont trust myself life really sucks and...
[ ] first time i did it but i didnt do it last time, thats when i really blew it this time im gonna do it different cuz i know, i know, i know... if i put everything i have into it eventually im gonna get whats good for me
im just tryin to be creative but everyones so oppinionated wanna tell me what im feeling cuz one man's junks another's treasure when its done its hard to measure or keep on believing that... more, if only i had more, i wouldnt get so bored but i know its gonna leave me empty life, walkin in and out of my door wasnt good enough no more well i dont trust myself im gonna get stuck and...
[ ] first time i thought it but i didnt do it last time, thats when i really blew it this time im gonna do it different cuz i know, i know, i know... if i put everything i have into it eventually im gonna get whats good for me
cuz i dont want to live my life wondering if only i woulda, i shoulda, i coulda... but i didnt cuz i only blame myself again...
first time i thought it but i didnt do it last time, thats when i really blew it so this time, this time, this time... if i put everything i have into it eventually im gonna get whats good for me
[ ] first time i thought it but i didnt do it last time, thats when i really blew it this time im gonna do it different cuz i know, i know, i know... if i put everything i have into it eventually im gonna get whats good for me
[Chorus] There could've been a better way But you had to push me away to be alone How come the things that I can't touch Are the things that hurt so much Well I'll never know 3 days under my belt and I can't remember the last thing you said But you were 15 inches away from me You mumbled something 'bout you and me The land of the free under the same breath Well, I already knew I already knew you were fading
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm already standing here on my own And I don't understand it baby just what went wrong 3 days under my belt I'm staring at the ceiling once again Your closure is just ripping me wide open And I wanna scream but I know it won't bring you back to me So your independence wins I hope you're finding out what the hell that is
[Chorus]
[Bridge] Don't you look for me Don't you cry for me 'cause I'm alright Something new begins when something ends I'm alright 'cause it's what you gotta do Just so you understand I'm standing
[Chorus]
And there could've been a better way But you had to push me away to be alone How come the things that I can't touch Are the things that hurt so much guess I'll never know And I shoulda tried to to change your mind But I didn't feel you still were mine so I let it go 'Cause I'm already standing here on my own And I don't understand it baby just what went wrong So take one good look at me Before you move on I'm standing I'm standing where I belong
