You say that you feel
Really small when you're around me
Fancy that
I always thought I acted totally pathetic
You say that my attitude
Is monstrous condescending
Don't you know that lately
I've been feeling little too?
So you say my sense of humor
Is offensive and imposing
Fancy that
And I was only trying to get on with your friends
So people misinterpret
Find my sarcasm confusing
I always saw myself as
Totally see-through
Mama says
I have a healthy understanding of my worth
Baby I seem bigger
Since I put a little weight on 'round the girth
People say
That I always seem to stick out in a crowd
But so did JFK
And we all know what that means, don't we?
So you say
People get blown away when they first meet me
Fancy that
I always work like hell, just to be enough
You tell me my opinions
Can be too opinionated
Don't you know I often feel like
I've got nothing much to say
And you say
My confidence could be perceived as disrespectful
Fancy that
And I was just avoiding being bored to death
You tell me
My songs can be a little bit affronting
Don't you know
I often saw myself as totally pretensious
Mama says
I have a well-developed sense of what I've got
Does she think my self-esteem
Is a function of my purple lyra top
People say
That I always seem to stick out in a crowd
But so did the Elephant Man
And we all know what he said, don't we?
Mama says
I have a healthy understanding of my worth
Baby I seem bigger
Since I put a little weight on 'round the girth
People say
That I always seem to stick out in a crowd
But so did Cassius Clay
And we all know how he eats, don't we?
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Mama says
I have a well-developed sense of what I've got
Does she think my self-esteem
Is a function of my purple lyra top
People say
That I always seem to stick out in a crowd
But so did JFK
And we all know what that means, don't we?