Everyday's a vivid nightmare
Ever since I left the highchair
Waking up to miss the school bus
Breaking up again, it's too much
Everything I did was no good
Close to so good but always no good
Even if I changed, is my destiny the same
Maybe I'm a little sensitive and high-strung
Mentally abused when so young
We've heard it all before, the criticism I ignore
It ain't enough to be myself and speak free
Stand the ground that lies beneath me
Life it burns so cold and so hot
Don't underestimate me big shot!

[Chorus:]
Don't need these conversations
They feel like masturbation
Too much anticipation
So shut it up, shut...shut it up, shut it up
I make my decisions
Based on your reaction
To get my satisfaction
So shut it up, shut...shut it up, shut it up

See, I'm the boy who made things happen
Driven by complete compassion
I'm always thinking about tomorrow
But today is where I borrow
My mistakes cause now I'm learnin'
Lessons that just keep on burnin'
I'm easily amused and just as easily confused
Maybe life ain't much worth livin'
But it's the gift that keeps on givin'
No matter what you're dealt
Baby and no matter how you felt
Think about the times when we had zero problems
Everyday could last forever
But life it burns so cold and so hot
Don't underestimate me big shot!
[Chorus:]

And soon you'll see, the...the truth can be
A friend in need of you and me
It's so much easier if you...you just don't care
So shut it up, shut...shut it up, shut it up

Look at my face (x2)

Don't treat me like a misfit and think that I can't see right though your plasticness
Don't pretend you comprehend and think that I can't tell you've lost your place again

It's all good, it's all right
Now I'm realizing who I'm dealin' with (x3)

Go!

[Chorus:]

And soon you'll see, the...the truth can be
A friend in need of you and me
And soon you'll see your...your enemy and friend in need of you - it's me
It's so much easier if you...you just don't care
So shut it up, shut...shut it up, shut it up