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I wanna talk to you!
The last time we talked Mr. Smith you reduced me to tears!
I promise you that won’t happen again! 

[Verse]
Do I attract you? 
Do I repulse you with my queasy smile? 
Am I too dirty? 
Am I too flirty? 
Do I like what you like? 
I could be wholesome, 
I could be loathsome,
I guess I’m a little bit shy! 
Why don’t you like me? 
Why don’t you like me without making me try? 

[Bridge]
I tried to be like Grace Kelly, (Oooo)
But all her looks were too sad, (Aaaagh)
So I tried a little Freddie, (Mmmmm)
I’ve gone identity mad! 

[Chorus
I could be brown, 
I could be blue, 
I could be vi-o-let sky! 
I could be hurtful, 
I could be purple, 
I could be anything you like! 
Gotta be green, 
Gotta be mean, 
Gotta be everything more! 
Why don't you like me? 
Why don't you like me? 
Why don't you walk out the door! 

(Getting angry doesn't solve anything!)

[Verse 2]
How can I help it,
How can I help it,
How can I help what you think? 
Hello my baby, 
Hello my baby,
Putting my life on the brink! 
Why don’t you like me?
Why don’t you like me ?
Why don’t you like yourself? 
Should I bend over? 
Should I look older just to be put on your shelf? 

[Bridge]
I tried to be like Grace Kelly, (Ooooooo) 
But all her looks were too sad, (Aaaaagh) 
So I tried a little Freddie, (Mmmmm) 
I’ve gone identity mad! 

[Chorus]
I could be brown, 
I could be blue, 
I could be vi-o-let sky! 
I could be hurtful, 
I could be purple,
I could be anything you like! 
Gotta be green, 
Gotta be mean, 
Gotta be everything more!
Why don’t you like me? 
Why don’t you like me? 
Why don’t you walk out the door! 

[Middle-eight]
Say what you want to satisfy yourself! 
But you only want what everybody else says you should want, you want!

[Chorus]
I could be brown, 
I could be blue, 
I could be vi-o-let sky! 
I could be hurtful, 
I could be purple, 
I could be anything you like! 
Gotta be green, 
Gotta be mean, 
Gotta be everything more! 
Why don’t you like me? 
Why don’t you like me? 
Walk out the door! 

I could be brown, 
I could be blue, 
I could be vi-o-let sky! 
I could be hurtful, 
I could be purple, 
I could be anything you like! 
Gotta be green, 
Gotta be mean, 
Gotta be everything more! 
Why don’t you like me? 
Why don’t you like me? 
Walk out the door! 

Ooooooooooo!

(Humphrey… 
We’re Leaving)

Kaching-ah!

Smeared black ink… your palms are sweaty
And I’m barely listening to last demands
I’m staring at the asphalt wondering what’s buried underneath 
Where I am
Where I am 

 

I’ll wear my badge… a vinyl sticker with big block letters adherent to my chest
That tells your new friends I am a visitor here…
I am not permanent
And the only thing keeping me dry is 
Where I am
Where I am
Where I am

You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex
A stranger with your door key explaining that I am just visiting
And I am finally seeing 
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving

D.C. sleeps alone tonight

Where I am
Where I am
Where I am

You seem so so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex
A stranger with your door key explaining that I am just visiting
And I am finally seing 
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving

Where I am
Where I am
Where I am

The district sleeps alone tonight after the bars turn out their lights
And send the autos swerving into the loneliest evening
And I am finally seeing 
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving