BEEN PLAYIN’ AT THIS GAME SO LONG
NO WONDER I’M SO TIRED
IF I KNEW WHAT ELSE TO DO
I SWEAR I THINK I’D TRY IT
WHO KNOWS HOW I GOT SO RIGHT
MAYBE I ALWAYS WAS
BUT NOW MR. I’M RESPONSIBLE
IS KILLING OFF HIS OWN BUZZ
HOW CAN YOU SATISFY ANYONE ELSE
IF YOU DON’T SATISFY YOURSELF
LIFE IS SHORT
GET SERIOUS
TIME GOES BY LIKE WIND
DON’T BE BORED
GET SERIOUS
MAYBE YOU GOTTA BE SELFISH
MAYBE YOU GOTTA ACT NUTS
IF THEY WANT LET THEM CALL YOU CRAZY
THAT’S WHAT THE GENIUS DOES
GET SERIOUS
HAVE I LIED AND PRETENDED
JUST TO KEEP UP WITH MY CHARADE
WHEN REALLY UNDERNEATH IT ALL
ALL THERE EVER WAS IS AFFRAID
MAYBE I’M JUST TOO DAMN LAZY
MY ENERGY’S ON LOW
CHOCK FULL OF POOR EXCUSES
FOR WHY MY CLOCK’S BEEN RUNNING SLOW
HOW CAN YOU GET WHERE YOU WANNA GO
WHEN YOU LET EVERYBODY TELL YOU NO
LIFE IS SHORT
GET SERIOUS
TIME GOES BY LIKE WIND
DON’T GET LOST
GET SERIOUS
MAYBE GOTTA GO TO THE MOUNTAIN
THE DESERT, BASEMENT OR BEACH
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TO HIDE YOURSELF
FROM REALITY AND ITS REACH
GET SERIOUS
ANYBODY WHO WANTS WHAT THEY WANT
GOTTA DO WHAT THEY GOTTA DO |