I was never the guy everybody went to when they saw something
I was never the guy who got all the girls and went to parties
But I stood on the pavement as the cars drove by
You never spoke to people who barely knew your name
And you always said that life is a chessboard you play
But the only way to win is to give way and try

Never got a call from her
Never got any numbers
People whispered when they walked by
I was left alone in the library
Bullies searching for a new bait
And I was easy to find, by my gait

Oh you can try to be a fancy guy
Who wears those flashy things
You can call me a loser
If you really want to
Coz I can take the punch
Of a thousand fists
And I can still stand tall as a tree

You never see the way before you come nearer
The water's cold and it's getting murkier
Wanting me to leave this place
YeH I might listen to Taylor on replay everyday
And you might hate what I talk about today
But don't bet on my leaving today

This world I live in feels like it's cursed
Every child here's another word
For carelessness and hopelessness
Time that I have turns faster than it can
And the gold that I hold melts in my hands
But the mystery and cherishing
Makes me think back to when
Everything I knew was like the world before
But now, it's just a system of corruption
Ruling our lands, the places we took control of
All of our blood spilled like falling rain, all over the place
And the worth of each drop of sweat is just like the grain of sand

And this life makes me feel like a loser
But I don't care anymore
These people make me wanna cry in the bathroom
But I don't care anymore
So if I chose to listen to their useless words
Would I ever care for...
It

You take a glance at me
And you laugh unapologetically
But my guess, my first one
Said: Oh yes, i wouldn't want
there to be misunderstandings, misunderstandings
and if there was a girl who came between us, between us
i guarantee you that i would win her over coz i know her better than you

i might just let go of the animals i keep in silence
and i might unlock the door that restricted all the violence
and i might be thinking of doing something, i really shouldn't do
and i guess there's one way, to settle this misery, and i'll do it to you

watch out, beware my canine pets
look out, before you can even swear
to stop this taunting and silly laughing and joking at me
i don't want to be your joke machine, and don't think of denying

one, two, three, it's over
for you, her and not me
look down the road,
there seems to be
some running dogs
they're outta control
what's that running like a firefly flying low?
i guess that's the chasing dogs i told you about
no denying, they're gonna get you
they'll fight with you
rest assured, those chasing dogs will you home

chasing, you, but they're the animals
and running, faster than airplanes
there's some ground to this air idea
and i wonder if it might work here
you'll be panting for days on end, on endings
until you agree to let me go and then, and then that's
when the fight's are over, and all the laughing stops
i just think you need to be kept on a line, now

watch out, beware my canine pets
look out, before you can even swear
to stop this taunting and silly laughing and joking at me
i don't want to be your joke machine, and don't think of denying

one, two, three, it's over
for you, her and not me
look down the road,
there seems to be
some running dogs
they're outta control
what's that running like a firefly flying low?
i guess that's the chasing dogs i told you about
no denying, they're gonna get you
they'll fight with you
rest assured, those chasing dogs will you home

i am not your rag doll, that you can throw around
i am not your silly toy, that you put in a toilet ***
i am not a clown and i don't even really like clowns
but you'll carry on like there's no today and what for?