Straight Up and Down

I try to see, well, I guess that I'm blind

She's fine with me

'Cause I'm sick and tired of trying, yeah



'Cause I've made disappointment my very best friend

I wait to see

What you're going to be and when, yeah



We don't want you be yourself, you see

We want you to free yourself

We don't want you to see yourself, ? free

We want you to be ?, I love you

Don't you try so hard



I never feel like I feel when I'm flying

I don't care where I'm living or I'm dying, yeah



'Cause I've made disappointment my very best friend

I wait to see you

We're gonna be ?, yeah



We don't want you to be yourself, you see

We want you to free yourself

We don't want you to be ? or free

We want you to ?, I love you

Don't you try so hard



Cause I know it so well

How I never could tell

Who's my very best friend

Who I know it so well

I'm your very best friend

Now I know it so well

I could make it in me

Why don't you be yourself, you see

We like you to be yourself

We don't want you to be ?

We want you to be you, I love you

But you ? me ?



I spent all the money I had, just to treat you so fine

You know I can get what I want

While I'm getting what's mine

See you, you don't know shame

You won't give me the chance

I'm beggin' your momma and your daddy just to give me the chance

Ahh, I'm getting nothing

I give everything I got just to treat you real fine

Know I will give you what I want

While I'm getting what's mine

I see you, you have no shame

You won't give me the chance

I'm beggin' your momma and your daddy just to give me one chance

They're tellin' me now



Maybe (maybe)

Maybe (maybe)

Maybe (maybe)

Maybe (maybe)

Maybe, maybe, maybe

Would you give me the chance

'Cause ?



We don't want you to be yourself, you see

We want you to free yourself

We don't want you to see yourself, ?

We want you to ?, I love you

But you ? me ?



We don't you to be yourself, you see

We want you to free yourself

We don't want you to beat yourself up ?

We want you to free you



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