You Wouldn't Wanna Be Me

Did you ever wanna be A kitten caught inside a tree Looking down and you can see Everybody reaching for you? You followed every little bird Who sang a song you never heard Pretty tunes without the words And no one else could hear them but you It's true, I don't really care what it looks like to you Trust me, you wouldn't wanna be me Did you ever wanna be A jellyfish out at sea Filled with electricity Stinging anyone who touches you? The ocean throws you on the beach Leaves you lying the heat Till some little kid reaches down And picks you up to play with you It's true, I don't really care what I look like to you Trust me, you wouldn't wanna be me Did you ever wanna be Somebody's broken-hearted plea Swallowed deep beneath the sheets Where no one else can hear you but you? Crying softly late at night Holding the body pillow tight And you wonder what might have happened Had you followed through It's true, I don't really care what it sounds like to you Trust me, you wouldn't wanna be me Of all the things I came across Things I found, things I bought Nothing cost me half as much as the truth I'm staring at the midday sun I'll stare until the evening comes I'm living out the twilight of my youth And that's the truth Do you really wanna be The girl sitting next to me The one with pretty little feet Hoping I will notice her shoes? You're like a kitten in a tree Or a jellyfish at sea Hopeless and lonely as can be I hope that you can see I'm just like you It's true, I don't really care what it looks like to you Trust me, I'm just as scared as the girl sitting next to me Not me, of all of the people in the world you could want to be Trust me, you wouldn't wanna be me