"Nobody likes a smart ass!"
I'm the Not-Quite-Right Kid,
My momma dressed me funny and my glasses are broke.
And the not-quite-bright kids
Mmmmm, never leave me alone.
Here I stand, divided,
Uncool and undecided
Landslide votes "Not Likely To Succeed."
I didn't make the ball team,
I won't amount to anything.
Hold my hand and you'll understand what I mean.
I'm the uptight, troubled and Not-Quite-Right Kid,
Nobody laughs at my jokes.
And the loose-lipped, forthright, not-my-type chicks
Oh, won't even throw me a bone.
Among the best and brightest,
You know I don't much like it,
Invite me just to spite me, I won't go.
I'm gonna jump this fool ship,
Don't tell me this is as good as it gets.
This smokestack town won't hold me down no more.
You old, misshapen crone,
Oh, leave me alone,
You always say I won't change, no.
"Nobody likes a smart ass!"
"I'd rather be a smart ass than a dumb ass!"
"You'll never amount to a hill of beans!"
"Oh, yeah? Tell me, teacher: what did YOU want to be?"
I'm the up-all-night kid,
Don't know how to get it but I know what I want,
And when I die like God did,
Mmmmm, I won't miss it at all.
I'm the poor white, uppity, Not-Quite-Right Kid,
Raised on nothin' but meat.
The Not-Quite-Right Kid,
Mmmmm, what'll happen to me...?