I won’t be your perfect gal, I just can’t sit still and let you prowl
And though sometimes I feel like I could use the touch of a grown man
It’s the feelings, that get in my way
The line is forming up a queue and it’s all my suitors, some I ****
But ultimately I think I’ll just stick to my way, it’s all gay
Got the shakes, all over my body
I could swear I saw myself a-rising;
Any way I choose, she’s there to drag me down
I tell myself there’s worth in that I'm staying with you
Stay in light, see the game above
I’m on a hunt? No, no I’m breaking up my mind
Light up a John, because I can’t fool nobody
And I got the shades to hide away my sway
Running down my life, I’m trying not to face
Where anyone could dare, I can’t in any case
Stay alive, see yourself in love
I’ll see the truth, once I’m long, long, done gone
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