[Verse 1]
Sometimes it feels like I'm swimming with sharks
Just reading books by myself in the park
And when I'm walking alone after dark
I don't wanna know you, oh-oh

[Refrain]
Don't shut me up!

[Verse 2]
I wear my headphones, I hear you telling me to smile
And then you reach for me, bit in the ocean bleeding
Where is your self control?
Now you've been talking for a while
Don't even let me speak, you think you know everything

[Chorus]
Days I've patiently waited
While things I know are clear, you fight or debate it

[Verse 3]
Your eyes close when you talk about champagne
My eyes roll back so far I see my brain
And there is so much you try to explain
But I don't wanna know it, oh-oh

[Refrain]
Keep to yourself!

[Verse 4]
I load into the show
You ask if I'm somebody's girlfriend
Not seen as capable
Just someone's property

[Chorus]
Days I've patiently waited
While you miscalculate it

[Refrain]
I don't owe you anything

[Verse 5]
You stand in front of me, blocking the view
But I'll climb ladders to see over you
And if there's something you think I can't do
Don't need your company, oh-oh

[Refrain]
Don't knock me down!

[Bridge]
What do you deserve from me? N-O-T-H-I-N-G
Why do you always have to be so C-R-Y-P-T-I-C?
Save the calls for my kitty, C-H-A-R-L-I-E
Wish you would earn that PhD in R-E-S-P-E-C-T
How many girls in this city are getting T-I-R-E-D
Finding a sense of security through H-I-D-I-N-G?
Wish they could swim but in your teeth, B-L-E-E-D-I-N-G
Wish you would earn that PhD in R-E-S-P-E-C-T

[Refrain]
Don't owe you anything

[Outro]
Na na na na-na-na na
(What do you deserve from me? N-O-T-H-I-N-G)
Na na na na-na-na
(Why do you always have to be so C-R-Y-P-T-I-C?)
Na na na na-na-na
(Save the calls for my kitty, C-H-A-R-L-I-E)
Na na na na-na-na
(Wish you would earn that PhD in R-E-S-P-E-C-T)

[Refrain]
Don't owe you anything (Don't shut me up)