Can't you see I'm easily bothered by persistance? One step from lashing out at you You want in to get under my skin and call yourself a friend I've got more friends like you, what do I do? Is there no standard anymore? What it takes, who I am, where I've been, belong You can't be something you're not Be yourself, by yourself, stay away from me A lesson learned in life, known from the dawn of time Respect, walk What did you say? Respect, walk Are you talking to me? Are you talking to me? Run your mouth when I'm not around, it's easy to achieve You cry to weak friends that sympathize Can you hear the violins playing your song? Those same friends tell me your every word Is there no standard anymore? What it takes, who I am, where I've been, belong You can't be something you're not Be yourself, by yourself, stay away from me A lesson learned in life, known from the dawn of time Respect, walk What did you say? Respect, walk Are you talking to me? Respect, walk What did you say? Respect, walk Are you talking to me? Are you talking to me? No way, punk! Respect, walk What did you say? Respect, walk Are you talking to me? Respect, walk What did you say? Respect, walk Are you talking to me? Are you talking to me? Walk on home, boy!

Faded lips, red Down your chin, bled when you watched him go Swear he saw you In the crowd and didn't say hello Just a pretty girl with a shot glass In your Sunday dress and coat I found you in the bathroom like that Help you up and say hello I've been around the block And I see you cry a lot Can I walk you home I've been around the block And I see you cry a lot Can I walk you home Don't know your name yet But your head's still resting on my arm Subway, fly by On the green line, no one does you harm Just a pretty girl with a shot glass In your mother's borrowed shoes I found you in the bathroom like that So what else you got to lose I've been around the block And I see you cry a lot Can I walk you home I've been around the block And I see you cry a lot Can I walk you home I've been around the block And I see you cry a lot Can I walk you home I've been around the block And I see you cry a lot Can I walk you home I've been around the block And I see you cry a lot Can I walk you home I've been around the block And I see you cry a lot Can I walk you home

There's nothing left for you Nothing in this room Try and go outside Nothing waits for you You had it once before Not anymore So go on to that sweetheart's door And find a new you Give her all the love you saved for it You could touch fire, you could fly It was your right, it was your life And then it passed to someone new It'll keep passing on long after you But you're the only one she's counting on There's nothing left for you