It Ain't Easy Being Me

Album: Chris Knight (1998)
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  • There ought to be a town somewhere
    Named for how I feel
    Yeah I could be the mayor down there
    And say ‘welcome to sorryville’
    It wouldn’t be on a map no where
    You might say that it don’t exist
    But if you make enough wrong turns
    It’da be hard to miss
    There ought to a bridge somewhere they could dedicate to me
    I'd probably come to the ceremony with a can of gasoline
    Walk on over to the other side
    Where I'd light a match
    Sit and stare through the smoke and flames and wonder how I'm gonna get back
    Why do I do the things I do?
    Was I born this way or am I self made fool?
    I shoot the lights and I curse the dark
    I need your love but I break your heart
    And I know the words that’ll bring you back but
    But I don’t say nothing as I watch you pack
    I had to work to become the jerk I've come to be
    It ain’t easy being me
    There oughta be a side show "act"
    For freaks like me
    I could be the star of the show w/ my name on the marquee
    In a room with a big red button that says ‘danger do not touch’
    Twice a day I'd mash it down and you can watch me self-destruct
    Why do I do the things I do
    Was I born this way or am I self made fool
    I shoot the lights and I curse the dark
    I need your love but I break your heart
    And I know the words to get you back but
    But I don’t say nothing as I watch you pack
    I had to work to become the jerk i’ve come to be
    It ain’t easy being me
    It ain’t easy being me Writer/s: Chris Knight, Craig Michael Wiseman
    Publisher: Bluewater Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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