I been biting off my tongue
My whole life
I been sweet, I been shy, I been dumb
But never impolite
Giving you the knife
To cut me down to size
Go on and gimme your advice, hey hey hey
It's like dreaming in a life
Living in a dream
I been weak, I been mean, I been nice
Fighting back a scream
Listening too hard
Got the sweetest little heart
I'm gonna blow it all apart, hey hey hey
You try to tell me what to do
You try tell me what to don't
I do what I want, when I want
If I do or I don't
Yeah it will or it won't matter
I don't tell you how to spin your world
Keep your pearls
Am I making any sense and
Do I really care
If I'm not, if I got crazy thoughts
That you don't understand
Cause I don't make demands
Just shake my hand
The way you'd shake another man's, hey hey hey
You try to tell me what to do
You try tell me what to don't
I do what I want, when I want
If I do or I don't
Yeah it will or it won't matter
I don't tell you how to spin your world
Keep your pearls
Keep your pearls
Cause I don't want your pearls
Baby keep your pearls
Cause I don't want your pearls
You try to tell me what to do
You try tell me what to don't
I do what I want, when I want
If I do or I don't
Yeah it will or it won't matter
I don't tell you how to spin your world
No I don't try to tell ya
I don't tell you how to spin your world
Keep your pearls"