angels on the outside - Lyndsie Alguire

They laugh at me aloud They say I'm just a clown That I ain't got no pride I'm on the outside The girls look really cute They really make it work They think I'm just a jerk I'm on the outside I never could sit still I never was too hip I never caught the ride I'm on the outside I'm on the outside, I'm on the outside now This is where it all begins right here On the outside lookin' in, I'm on the outside I never was a punk I never shot junk I never even tried Counter culture passed me right by (I'm on the outside) Don't talk to débutantes Don't eat in restaurants The patrons sit and stare The waiters make wise cracks behind my back (I'm on the outside) Teachers there in school They flunked me by the rule They say I had no motivation, brains or dedication I guess the imbeciles were right I'm on the outside I'm on the outside, I'm on the outside now This is where it all begins on the outside looking in Looking in At you I'm just an alien through and through Tryin' to make believe I'm you Tryin' to fit Just a stranger on the outside looking in The disco makes me sick I Wear the wrong clothes I say the wrong things You know I can't dance My feet are much too wide (I'm on the outside) You think you set the trends You wear your hair just right Your clothes are out-a-sight Your house is modern really kitch You get so macho when you're with your bitch (I'm on the outside) I see them go to work I see them go to sleep I see them on T.V. I see them laugh and cry I'm on the outside. I'm on the outside. I'm on the outside (Repeat chorus) I'm on the outside. I'm on the outside now I'm on the outside I'm on the outside now

After-glow in a distant row The door is open and the lights are cold The children come in here and they dare the ghost Like a fire burning in a stone Silent light in the theater's sky Phantom cigarette and a silent cry The door swings open and it's cold outside Run and hide, run and hide They can still see you, singing on the corner Singing songs that never fade away Fade into the kids that come along Memory in a silent seat Melody on a long retreat Like an angel on the balcony Like an angel on the balcony

In a house of only mirrors It isn't easy to ignore There's a grisly in my hallway There's a demon at my door He's tryna air out all my insides (oh) He wants to show me when I'm down (oh, oh) He's out there with the pin and shoelace (oh, oh) And he's Jimmy in the law (ah, ah) But angels on the ground Has been protecting me Angels on the ground Well, there's a window worth opening And there's a place I wanna get But I can't tell a mirror from a window When my car is on a frisk So, even if I unwant the prospective (ooh) And got the Camry running smooth (ah, ah) There isn't a map to where I'm driving (ah, ooh) And I'd have to build the highway too (ooh, ooh) But angels on the ground They've been helping me Angels on the ground No, life isn't a highway It's a pattern where if I stare hard enough All there should love I wanna wear it on me So in reflections I'm reminded I'm enough (Ah, ah-ah-ah) (Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah) I only wanted it to end (ah, ah-ah-ah) For another luck again (ah-ah-ah) Cooling from cobwebs (ah-ah-ah) And you call me (ah) I only wanted it to end (ah, ah-ah-ah) For another luck again (ah-ah-ah) Cooling from cobwebs (ah-ah-ah) And you call me (ah) (Ah, ah-ah-ah) (Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah)

The crowd sees me out dancing Carefree and romancing Oh, I'm happy with my someone new I'm laughing on the outside Crying on the inside 'Cause I'm still in love with you They see me night and daytime Oh, I'm having such a gay time But they don't know what I go through I'm laughing on the outside Crying on the inside 'Cause I'm still in love with you No one knows it's just a pose Pretending I'm glad we're apart And when I cry, my eyes are dry Oh rather, tears are in my eyes So darling, can't we make up? Ever, ever since our breakup Make-believe is all I do I'm laughing on the outside Crying on the inside 'Cause I'm still in love with you, hmm-hmm I'm still laughing on the outside But every day I'm crying on the inside Because I'm still, still in love with you