La,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la
I wrote her off for the tenth time today
And practiced all the things I would say
But she came over, I lost my nerve
I took her back and made her dessert
Now I know I'm being used
That's okay, man, cause I like the abuse
I know she's playing with me
But that's ok cause I got no self esteem

Woaw hey yeah yeah
Yeahhh
Woaw yeah
Yeahhh
Woaw yeah
Yeahhh
Woaw yeah
Yeahhh

We make plans to go out at night
I wait till 2 then I turn out the light
All this rejection's got me so low
If she keeps it up I just might tell her so

Woaw hey yeah yeah
Yeahhh
Woaw yeah
Yeahhh
Woaw yeah
Yeahhh
Woaw yeah
Yeahhh

When she's saying, oh, that she wants only me
Then I wonder why she sleeps with my friends
When she's saying, oh, that I'm like a disease
Then I wonder how much more I can spend
Well I guess, I should stick up for myself
But I really think it's better this way
The more you suffer, the more it shows you really care...
Right? Yeahhh!

Now I'll relate this a little bit
That happens more than I'd like to admit
Late at night she knocks on my door
She's drunk again and looking to score
Now I know I should say no
But it's kind of hard when she's ready to go
I may be dumb, but I'm not a dweeb
I'm just a sucker with no self esteem

Woaw hey yeah yeah
Yeahhh
Woaw yeah
Yeahhh
Woaw yeah
Yeahhh
Woaw yeah
Yeahhh

When she's saying, oh, that she wants only me
Then I wonder why she sleeps with my friends
When she's saying, oh, that I'm like a disease
Then I wonder how much more I can spend
Well I guess, I should stick up for myself
But I really think it's better this way
The more you suffer, the more it shows you really care...
Right? Yeah!

When we were young the future was so bright(oh oh)
The old neighborhood was so alive(oh oh)
And every kid on the whole damn street(oh oh)
Was gonna make it big and not be beat

Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn(oh oh)
The kids are grown up but their lives are worn(oh oh)
How can one little street
Swallow so many lives

Chances thrown
Nothing's free
Longing for what used to be
Still it's hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams

Jamie had a chance, well she really did
Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids
Mark still lives at home cause he's got no job
He just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot

Jay committed suicide
Brandon OD'd and died
What the hell is going on
The cruelest dream, reality

Chances thrown
Nothing's free
Longing for what, used to be?
Still it's hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams

Chances thrown
Nothing's free
Longing for what, used to be?
Still it's hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams