Nellie McKay - Identity Theft Lyrics
Because I'm Tired Of Maturity, Airport InsecurityRunnin' From The Thought Police, Fightin' With The Go-betweensHold Up, Let Me Steal A Breath'cause We're Dealin' With Identity Theft(you Need An Education)I Don't See Why I Got To(you Need A Good Degree)As To AssimilateSo Little Time, So Much To Be Bored ByIf No One Trod Along Harvard Lawn, No One'd Make A Nuclear BombThey Don't Teach You How To Care, Empathisin' If You DareEuthanize Your Sense Of Fair Play, Better To ObeyNo Child Is Free, Oh, Why, It's Queasy To SeeIs That An Elementary Or A PenitentaryHuh, Geez, Get Off My BackBeat It, Take It To Town, ManIdiots Go To College To Get Dumbed DownOoh, It Leaves You BereftOoh, Identity TheftI May Be Wrong, I Don't Know WhyI May Be Wrong, But I'll TryBecause I'm Sick Of The Insanity, Watchin' Horny ManateeFeelin' Like A Libertine, Dealin' With The Death MachineHold 'em Up, It's A Street ArrestAnd We're Dealin' With Identity Theft(you Need A Publication)I Don't See Why I Got To(you Need A Press Release)As To AssimilateJourno-fascist Profiteers, Pornotastic PioneersBonbonbastic Puppeteers, Get Away From MeHow Can You Write What We Read, That Ain't My RealityYou Disabuse Humanity, Humility And FealtyOh, You Guess You Got An EdgeHiding Your Hedge From The FedsPuttin' Down The Little Veg(ignorance Is A Right, Not A Privilege)I'm Finished, Done, And Had ItAnd While You *****s Are At ItAs Far As I'm Concerned, Pluto's Still A PlanetOoh, You Die A Quick DeathOoh, Identity TheftI May Be Wrong, I Don't Know WhyI May Be Wrong, But I'll TryBecause I'm Sick Of All The Sabotage, Where's My Female EntourageLookin' For Some Kind Of Closure, All I'm Findin' Is Ray BolgerHold Up, Hell Yeah, I'll Confess'cause We're Dealin' With Identity Theft(you Need An Occupation)I Don't See Why I Got To(you Need A Boss To Please)Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, You're LateYakety Yak, Don't Look Whack, Nellie, You're A Heart AttackMurder, Murder, On The Wall, Who's The Butchest One Of All(where'd You Get That Vegan Dress, A Flea Market)Oops, I Forgot, You Design For TargetShun Violence And Religion, Don't Ever Play With NunsBut I Punched A Man On Broadway Just To Watch Him CryEvery Guy I Went To Try Said I Fight Him But I Can't Think WhyBent Unhinged And SingedI Cringe To Watch The Main EventBut In The End, There's No Success Like RevengeOoh, It Leaves You BereftOoh, Identity TheftI May Be Wrong, I Don't Know WhyI May Be Wrong, But I'll TryBecause I'm Tired Of Hypocrisy, Is It Them Or Is It MeIf Jesus Christ Is Left In Ruin, Satan, Buddy, How You Doin'Hold 'em Up, It's A Street ArrestAnd We're Dealin' With Identity TheftBecause I'm Tired Of Being Sweet And Nice***** You Once And ***** You TwiceShow Your Passport, Get That StampFunny Like A Nazi CampHold 'em Up, Hell Yeah, I'll Confess'cause We're Dealin With Identity Theft
