I’ve come to learn that I’ve got a tendency inside of me To give what others need, even if it makes me bleed I’m always giving them more than they deserve While everyone else is underserved I never meant to live my life in this way It’s been decided what I’m to do with all these days I didn’t get into this seeking any praise One thing I surely know, I deserve a raise Not here to play, just gonna say what I been thinking It’s seeming like my position’s sinking Every day, in spite of all my good intentions Everyone had failed to mention Running away, these energies that I’m divesting It can sometimes feel depressing I contemplate, don’t wanna make the wrong decision Everyone knows I’m on a mission I don’t experience life in the same way that you do Making the sacrifice is the only thing I know how to do Trying to ritualize all the world as I wanna see Keeping my eyes opened up For heaven’s sake, we all know it ain’t so romantic The way that we all just take advantage Don’t wanna pay, the bill that’s always coming due and I can’t always pay for you, man Bad attitude, try to resist fetishization All these criminal situations Outta my hair, I gotta wash you out of there, friend I ain’t saying it’s the end My less material side tells me all that I need to know I know that I can’t hide from my responsibilities I just need you to know where it is that I’m coming from It’s a place of reflection I’ve come to learn that I’ve got a tendency inside me Don’t matter if it can make me bleed Giving them more than they deserve, while Everyone else is underserved, well That’s the end

You don’t know me yet But I got dreams to forget If you look in my face I’ve lived in this place for so long it hurts Now I ain’t ever been to the mountaintop But I’ve seen it on my mind Maybe it’s getting to me, I’m starting to see Just what I’m up against They said we would all be rock stars They sold us a pack of lies No, it didn’t help, my repeating them Every day of my life Two hundred percent of the drama One hundred percent of the time This is how people describe me When I cross over the line I personally find it funny When all these adulterous scamps Try to paint scarlet letters As if they know who I am No, you don’t know nothing about me And it’s not for you to say Who I should spend my time with Or what should become of my days? Cuz you don’t know me yet But I got dreams to forget If you look in my face I’ve lived in this place for so long it hurts Now I ain’t ever been to the mountaintop But I’ve seen it on my mind Maybe it’s getting to me, I’m starting to see Everything’s stacked against me

It’s a one way street We all gotta eat I don’t know where my next meal is coming from Well, they call it freelance When you gotta do the dance Some degree of freedom but you always got to play I gotta come Then I gotta go This is what it’s gonna be like for you to know me Some understand me Others reprimand me I just gotta keep doing my own thing There’s no way outta here So just walk on down the street There’s no talking me out of this So just put me on your list With what I bring to the table You should all be more than able To do just about anything that you’ve been dreaming of If I give you a shove It’s the kind that comes from love I ain’t the type that would ever wanna hurt anyone I just wanna groove And I wanna make it smooth Works out best when I’m surrounded by everyone Come on over here Bring them things that hear This little bitty ditty from the city beneath the stars There’s no way outta here So just walk on down the street There’s no talking me out of this So just put me on your list As I walk alone Talking on my phone I see you waving from afar

They ain’t payin us enough To sing this song We’re all so glad to be here Laughing, singing, playing, dancing Maybe it’ll lead to some romancing Sometimes, no, we don’t get no guarantees Loading, rolling over road It gets so old They ain’t payin us enough To sing this song I just hope that you’re all pleased Cuz if this paycheck doesn’t clear We’ll sit right here Hope somebody brought the beer I don’t drink it all the time Always adds to the bottom line They ain’t payin us enough To sing this song If you can’t pay for what you love, then do you love it really? Reach in deep into your pockets and pay our fee

Hi, I’m your producer man Been working on all your songs all day long I got em in my head I take it into bed with me til it’s all I see Please pay all of the invoices For equalizing all the voices I will not sink into depression While I’m redialing compression I’ve been so focused on your pleasure Never considering my leisure Every single indecision Leads to a hell of a revision Try to preserve a sense of spontaneity Hi, it’s your producer man Been working on this for you, hope you approve I wish you would respond It’s filled me with despondency don’t you see? Please pay all of the invoices For equalizing all the voices I will not sink into depression While I’m redialing compression I’ve been so focused on your pleasure Never considering my leisure Every single indecision revision hell

I don’t care if you don’t like the stink of me Cuz I don’t give a damn whatcha think of me I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care What you think While I’m walking down the street, just about everyone I meet Wants to stop and talk to me So they can grill me on the spot, curling up their smiling face Then I catch them talking smack behind my back I don’t care if you don’t like the stink of me Cuz I don’t give a damn whatcha think of me I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care What you think Not gonna say it doesn’t hurt my feelings to be treated like I’m not dealing with life The way you think I should I guess I’m just no good, if I let you tell me what I am and what I’m gonna be That’s not gonna work for me I don’t care if you don’t like the stink of me Cuz I don’t give a damn whatcha think of me I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care What you think If I let what people say mean too much to me Any sense of who I am will disappear like dust And I’m not trying to live like that no more No, I’m not trying to feel like that no more

I’d like to offer thanks to everyone in the room For attending this get together, I’ll remember you There’s nothin’ but the Gs in here, got nothing left to fear We all came here to party, not to mess you all around C’mon let it all hang out, got nothing left to doubt We ain’t come here to hurt you, far more likely to flirt you Something that you’d like to say to me, show me your bravery All of y’all wallflowers, you’re just sure to miss the hour Wishing that you’d just take a chance, c’mon show us how you dance If you’re feeling foolish, just look up at the stage Seizing this opportunity to show you all Appears there’s so much more to dancing than this wall Ain’t nothin’ but the Gs down here, c’mon dry up all your tears If you ever need a shoulder I will always be around Just try to be honest with me, if you can also see There’s something going on here more than two friends and some time Been meaning to talk like this to you, cuz I don’t know just what we’d do If you’d like to party with me right after the show Oh so precocious but you’re delicious I wanted this kinda thing with you from, oh, so long ago Oh, so long ago You’ve given me every reason to be grateful to you And everyone else in the room Is looking by while you and I Are falling in love Haven’t you dreamed of all of this? All of our lives

Lemme tell you a story of two people or more They were all so tired of life being a bore Scoring points just so that you can spend em at the wishing well I know for sure that after all of this well we are all going to hell Don’t wanna be accused of false manipulations on my part Not gonna be portrayed as though I am the villain of your heart I can see where this going and it’s nowhere we want to go To spare you the distress of all this mess We’re about to get into it I don’t wanna do it much as you do Cuz I don’t wanna be with you If I treated someone else the way that you’ve been treating me I’d expect for nothing less than to be cancelled in this scene At first it felt so nice to see your eyes the way they look at mine I detect disturbing hunger and I ain’t gonna be fine What starts in D It ends indeed it stops with me it ends In D

If you’re lookin’ for D look for me, if you’re lookin’ for V, it’s around If you’re lookin’ for A, you see it every day, almost everywhere you look If you’re looking to play with my heart, that’s my favorite part Lead me on til the break of dawn and I’ll take care of you Be with me tonight It’ll be alright Everything feels so light Together but not forever at all If you’re lookin’ for D look for me, I don’t know what you see All these fools I hear they break the rules while they’re breaking up your heart If you’re looking for someone to be there, someone to look out for your welfare Don’t know why you need someone else, I can do better without much help If you’re looking for some kind of sunshine, you can’t get me out of your mind Give me a call, I’ll be there for you, point me at the problem tell me what I gotta do Shouldn’t need much instruction, just for all things to function We should have a conversation on what we’re gonna do Don’t go away Baby, please stay Wanna hold you close In the way you love the most of all If you’re lookin’ for D look for me, if you’re lookin’ for someone that’s free If you’re lookin’ for why, well, we caught each other’s eye, now we’re wondering what’s up If you just want a friend, then I guess it’s the end The end of either one of us trying to pretend, suppose I’ll see you coming ‘round the bend Anything between you and me, is that what we’re gonna see?

I can tell I’ve caught your eye Got to say you’re rather fly When you get me all alone We both know we’re gonna bone Sure it seems so crass to hear Bring that ass right over here Time has come for us to play This game where D goes into A And I’m all about feelin’ This way that you been needin’ And I’m all about pleasin’ We both got our reasons Not doing this for me I do it cuz you adore me This feeling’s intense and It’s lowerin’ my defenses It’s all about you It’s all for you Oh, yeah, baby, that’s the spot Come on give me all you got I don’t never wanna stop Down from the bottom to the top It’s gonna take finesse if It’s gonna be impressive I wanna be fulfilling These fantasies you’re feeling And I got no confusion Things come to their conclusion And I hope that you know that I’m gonna pull you closer It’s all about you It’s all for you Don’t let no one tell you this is wrong I been loving you so long We deserve another chance Let’s get back to how we dance

Let’s go downtown Take it deep underground It’s where we all go Trying to turn it around It means so much more than you know Tenderly I think of thee Like there ain’t a care in the world Simply deliciously Enjoying all this time Let’s go, take it all down Downtown, you know What I like, it’s easy To please me, please you As we achieve this feeling of bliss Leaning down I plant another kiss You deserve all of the affection you can get This lovely garden, I will not soon forget Continue, this action What you’ve done, is so good I love you, you’re the one And only who can kiss What I’ve got for you is Nothing but good things I mean it, I want to Want you

Ride that thang I know that you want to Play with my feelings We both just gotta know We just gotta know if there’s something there Where all this could go And so we find a place to be alone With each other in The way we both been dreamin We both been dreamin We could have been So much more than friends I know this Ride that thang Like your life depends on lovin’ Open up You can’t never seem to get enough Love for two Even though you know I love you C’mon take a chance Instead of circling in this trance We’re both in this trance Is this romance Makes me wanna dance Close to you Ride that thang Like you’re dancing on a beating wing Floating weightlessly While you’re bouncing up and down on me Ooh, baby you know what you’ve done I can tell that you’re the only one To get through to me Others tried, but they’re in defeat They’re all in defeat Cuz none of them could be What you mean to me It’s over

Drop it from the top, and Dubledat Drop it from the top, I’m never gonna stop, run it back from the top Rolling like profe ssor X, balling like professor sex I know you’re head is probably full of questions right now But I’m lost on your lips Bet they kiss so perfectly From your distractingly well proportioned face Drop it from the top, and double dat twice, no one said the danger room was nice Gonna do it again, remember that these robots ain’t your friends Gotta stay sharp, if it ever hits you in the heart Might be the end of that, I can’t always heal you every time You get hurt, it’s my fault, as though I’d done it myself By standing by, onlooking while our time goes down the frickin tubes This window’s closing, let’s make good use of this golden opportunity that’s right in front of us Drop it from the top, no I’m never gonna stop, run it back from the top Yeah I’m rolling same cue, rolling it with you, gimme all that you got Gotta follow through, you do you, make it to the crossroads in your way I’m not the answer, and I can’t explain it every time We create to demonstrate That there’s something buried deep inside our minds That we hide til it finds some way to express itself It needs help, just like me, just like everything I see Drop it from the top, and Dubledat