Virginia Woolf and poetry No one seemed to notice me Being young was getting so old Cheap beer and cigarettes Life was like a movie set And I seemed to be given no role But in times of trouble, I can turn to my mother And I know that she gon' understand So at age 18, I cried to my mother And she told me, "Young man There are moments when you fall to the ground But you are stronger than you feel you are now You don't always have to speak so loud, no Just be as you are Your life is not always a comfortable ride Everybody's got scars that they hide And everybody plays the fool sometimes, yeah Just be as you are" They played me on the radio And everything was changing, so I thought I was all the way grown But I can still remember in that cold November When I realized I'm all alone But in times of trouble, I can turn to my mother And I know that she gon' understand So at age 22, I cried to my mother And she told me, "Young man There are moments when you fall to the ground But you are stronger than you feel you are now You don't always have to speak so loud, no Just be as you are It doesn't matter if you become some star Life is better when you open your heart You don't always have to act so hard, no Just be as you are" (just be as you are) Be as you are (woah) Be as, be as you are (be as you are) Be as you are (be as you are) Be as, be as you are If I'm speaking truthfully I'm not who I used to be And I know some people might laugh 'Cause my music doesn't sound the same And my head's no longer shaved I'm worried if I'm on the right path (hey!) But in times of trouble, I can turn to my mother And I know that she gon' understand So at age 26, I spoke to my mother And she told me, "Young man There are moments when you fall to the ground But you are stronger than you feel you are now You don't always have to speak so loud, no Just be as you are It doesn't matter if you become some star Life is better when you open your heart You don't always have to act so hard, no Just be as you are" (be as you are) Be as you are (be as you are) Be as, be as you are (be as you are) Be as you are (be as you are) Be as, be as you are Be as you are

Man, I could use a Piña colada Little bit of sun on my skin A hammock, a book, never gonna look back Once my feet hit the sand I've had it up to here with this rat race Need a smile on my face I wanna go where I can lighten up the load Drive a little while on the wrong side of the road Get this laying low off to a flying start Play my guitar in the Caribbean sun Hang with the locals at the Quiet Mon Where you can be a tourist A beach bum or a star And be as you are Gettin' stuck sure would be easy In this palm tree paradise Ambition fades with every wave For the finer things in life Maybe I'll just hang around here Go home later next year I wanna stay down here and lighten up the load Drive a little while on the wrong side of the road Get this laying low off to a flying start Play my guitar in the Caribbean sun Hang with the locals at the Quiet Mon Where you can be a tourist A beach bum or a star And be as you are I wanna play my guitar in the Caribbean sun Hang with the locals at the Quiet Mon Where you can be a tourist A beach bum or a star And be as you are Be as you are La la la la la La la la la la

People want to know (If you, if you, if you, if you, if you) People want to know (If you, if you, if you, if you, if you) People want to know (If you, if you, if you, if you, if you) People want to know (If you, if you, if you, if you, if you) If you ever get tired being perfect Do you ever get tired being perfect? I got on a flight, the plane's brand new We can make it to New York in an hour or two Look down on the city from heights high as these Everything's perfect And my friend tells me that I'm too nice Her voice trails off, but she wants advice I recycle some quote, I heard Dylan write It said everything's perfect (Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect) (Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect) When I wake up before you and watch you sleep (Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect) And you tell me later that you're dreaming of me (Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect) When I walk down the street and the trees know my name (Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect) People I don't know around an open flame (Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect) A grandmother's fingers around a granddaughter's hand (Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect) People speaking languages that I don't understand (Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect) When you stare into my eyes and I'm thinking you're the one that's (Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect) When my mama tells me that she's proud of what I've done (Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect) When the winter ends in the city that I'm from (Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect) When I open up and get hurt by someone (That's) (Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect) When you trust somebody and they don't let you down (That's) (Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect) When somebody you love dies, but you still feel them around Oh, yeah Oh, yeah Ever get tired (Oh, yeah) Being perfect? (Feel it? Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Yeah) Do you ever get tired (Oh, yeah) Being perfect?

No one could tell me That you were right for me, girl You could have told me To run a lap around the world All that time I was hypnotized While you f--- behind my back Now my mind keeps me up all night Why'd you have to say bye like that? I should have cheated on you Awooh I was everything you wanted and more I should have cheated on you Awooh Nobody told me I was dating a whore I should have cheated, cheated, cheated I should have cheated, cheated, cheated I should have cheated, cheated, cheated I should have cheated, cheated, cheated My friends should have told me You weren't the one for me, girl 'Cause you almost sold me I bought a rock for you girl, I bought a rock All that time I was hypnotized While you f--- behind my back Now my mind keeps me up all night Why'd you have to say bye like that? I should have cheated on you Awooh I was everything you wanted and more I should have cheated on you Awooh Nobody told me I was dating a whore I should have cheated, cheated, cheated I should have cheated, cheated, cheated I should have cheated, cheated, cheated I should have cheated, cheated, cheated I should have cheated Liar, liar, hey girl You gon' tell all your friends That I'm talking about you I'm talking about you You gon' tell, you gon' tell all your friends That I'm talking about you I'm talking about you, I'm talking about you Caroline Stephens, this song is for you I should have cheated on you Awooh I was everything you wanted and more I should have cheated on you Awooh Nobody told me I was dating a whore I should have cheated, cheated, cheated I should have cheated, cheated, cheated I should have cheated, cheated, cheated I should have cheated, cheated, cheated I should have cheated on you

Met a girl, her name was Jade Cuts her nails with a razor blade Says she lives by no one's law Ran my pride through a big chainsaw Have you heard of D.B. Cooper? I got pulled over by an old state trooper I met a girl, her name was Jade She cut my face with a razor blade Yeah, I screamed out in fury Yeah, but my cries were not heard Yeah, the judge and the jury Yeah, they could offer no cure I met a girl, her name was Jade She got a brand new man and they got engaged The wedding's gon' be on a big green hill They hope it won't rain but it probably will The man, he was a football star He broke his knee, now he sells cars Only so much that words can do Love was blind, but they cured that, too You know, Gandhi has a son our age He said the freedom thing's just one big cage I met a girl, her name was Jade Her husband died, but she kept his name Yeah, she screamed out in fury Yeah, but her cries were not heard Yeah, her mom was so worried Yeah, but she could offer no cure Boss man calls for a meeting at noon Big cigar in an oak board room We got an idea and we think it's great Said it was too much so we're gonna try eight Who made love to Scarlet Jo? And where the hell did Josh Hartnett go? I met a girl, her name was Jade Lived her whole damn life in a mascaraed Yeah, I screamed out in fury Yeah, but my cries were not heard Yeah, they said I'll never see 30 Yeah, they could offer no cure I met a girl, her name was Jade She cuts her nails with a razor blade

Where do I turn to? Girl if it ain't you Why you be playing these games? And all of my friends say That you are sus, but Girl I still fuck with you either way You act like I don't know When you say you're all alone I know that you're with him Girl I can't fuck with you anymore Girl I can't fuck with you Let's just state the obvious Let's just state the truth Let's just state the obvious You're done with me and I'm done with you You're done with me and I'm done with you Done with me and I'm done with you Alright, cigarettes and a sip of wine You don't have a happy life so you shit on mine You wanna cut me up, baby you should get in line I know it burns right now, but you'll forget in time That I used to be your man, remember? That I used to hold your hand, remember? You told me you would stay down for whatever Keep it real any weather from November to November Then came the life of the on-call barber Where we walk around in all our armor And if I'm bein' honest, I'm caught up in this contest Of which L.A. male can ball out harder Shit, probably me We were doomed from the start, baby how did we meet? I slipped you a smile I was fakin' You was servin' bottles to me half naked That was uncalled for, ego's out of control So I had to let you go cause I'm stubborn I wait a little bit of time Now I'm readin' online you're fuckin' Jared Leto's brother No offense to him if I see him at the Beverly I'm 28 now, tryna figure my identity The worst memories are the good memories It's obvi' you were never meant for me Let's just state the obvious Let's just state the truth Let's just state the truth Let's just state the obvious You're done with me and I'm done with you Done with me and I'm done with you You're done with me and I'm done with you You're done with me and I'm done with you You're done with me and I'm done with you You're done with me and I'm done with you You're done with me and I'm done with you You're done with me and I'm done with you