The General Public Songtext

von Left Front Tire

Tradition puts guilt on your chest
When they bring you down by the things they've said
Cause you are you and the things you do
Reflect on the generation set ahead
Remember the things you are taught
Cause people look up to you

Chorus

I don't wanna be like you
Wanna be me myself and I
Hope you see right through
All the things you see on the outside
When I come home late at night
Don't lower your head
Cause everything is all right

I like to go out on Saturday night
Hang out with my friends and do it up right
You say we're wrong, confused, and rebel
Say we need to find the man upstairs
But if you could get through those condemning eyes
You would find that he is right inside

Chorus

I don't wanna be like you
Wanna be me myself and I
Hope you see right through
All the things you see on the outside
When I come home late at night
Don't lower your head
Cause everything is all right

Chorus

I don't wanna be like you
Wanna be me myself and I
Hope you see right through
All the things you see on the outside
I don't wanna be like you