[slug]
now, when you come to apply for a job
donand't tell and'em youand're homeless
and'cause i promise they wonand't hire you
and if they like your songs
just nod your head and play along
never tell and'em what inspires you
i bet my fans know me better than my friends do
because my friends donand't pay that much attention
the fans memorize every single sentence
which makes them far too smart to ever start a friendship
i need to start writing pieces about other peopleand's problems
and'cause strangers are starting to get worried
iand'm in a hurry to try to slow the system down a bit
and find happiness before i hit thirty
ok, ok, iand've said too much
i wear my heart on my sleeve
when all i need to do is write a hit
somebody shoulda showed me how to shut up and breathe
and'cause thereand's a time and place to bite your lip
it goes peace to phobia
for the boots made for walking
now if only best buy could break me off with a walkman
everything would be fine
i could spend time smiling
instead of pulling a sad clown around this island
iand've got no suggestions
well, maybe one
leave my type alone when you decide to touch that microphone
see, me and you
weand're on different pages
weand're in different stages
weand've got different flavors
iand'mma let you do your thing
just as long as your thing
ainand't got a single thing to do with me and what iand'm trying to bring
but if my name crosses your lips
you better guard your tongue
pardon me, give me my respect, and keep it all in fun
if i had extra time iand'd walk around and shake everybodyand's hand
(like, how you doinand' my man?)
but iand'm not allowed
iand'm trying to beat the clock now
so iand'm out, right after i rock this crowd
it goes: ola ola olaaa (yeah)
ola ola olaaa (2x)
it goes: one two three four five
six seven eight nine ten
and all i ever wanted out of live was rhyminand'
either from me or an innocent bystander
i wasnand't that picky, just give it to me quickly
whatever it takes, to cook these cakes
you wanna hear your voice but donand't know nothing and'bout the breaks
and itand's obvious you havenand't found your place
got me askinand', and'who is he?andquot;
andquot;how did he end up in my city?andquot;
iand'm the crocodile that the trucker tried to wrestle
iand'm the main ingredient from yesterdayand's special
close the hole and push that level
iand'll chop the head off the devil and iand'll throw it at you
and iand'll be damned if i ever climb another tree
from here on, the squirrels and birds can come to me
from sun to sun and from sea to sea
(girl, they call me slug, do you wanna make love?)
now all the leaders in the place, throw your hands in the air
all the feeders in the house, throw your hands in the air
all the thinkers here tonight, put your hands in the air
anybody we forgot, you can stand there and stare
yeah, you remember, tracksmart (?), off to a bad start
the way i used to carry got buried in the backyard
caught between a scotch and a cinnamon pop-tart
the bell doesnand't work, foo, you better knock hard
line by line, iand'm doing fine
ideas on my mind for my time
hail when my kind does leave behind
theyand'll find that i was the one that died trying
i would never trade the way i am for the way iand'm not
my crew is kinda popular, we get to play a lot
and my son thinks that i am the coolest thing in the world
and'cause heand's still too young to fall in love with girls
it goes: ola ola olaaa
yeah, youand're listening to the cool sounds of atmosphere
ola ola olaaa
from minneapolis, minnesota
ola ola olaaa
givinand' a shout-out to the whole world
ola ola olaaa
and weand'd like to tell all of yand'all, it goes:
ola ola olaaa
to yand'all
ola ola olaaa
to us
ola ola olaa
now band, shut up, let the bassman do his thing, shush
itand's like that and
itand's like that and
itand's like this and
itand's like this and (2x)
it goes: ola ola olaa
ola ola olaaa (3x)
it goes...
