Pixie

i'm a pixie
 i'm a paper doll
 i'm a cartoon
 i'm a chipper cheerful free for all
 and i light up a room
 i'm the color me happy girl
 miss live and let live
 and when they're out for blood
 i always
 (give)
 the man behind the counter looks like he's got
 a half a dozen places he'd rather be
 and furthermore it looks like he's prepared
 to take it all out on me
 buddy, i don't really care what your problem is
 just don't make it mine
 come on kids, let's all hold hands
 and pretend we're having a good time
 maybe you don't like your job
 maybe you didn't get enough sleep
 well, nobody likes their job
 nobody got enough sleep
 maybe you just had
 the worst day of your life
 but, you know, there's no escape
 and there's no excuse
 so just suck up
 suck up
 suck up and be nice
 be nice (repeated)
 all the privilaged white kids on tv
 playing at death
 banishing their cold cuts
 with their ghostly makeup
 and their heroin breath
 and all the little fishes are flapping wildly
 on their hooks
 while all the top critics find great meaning
 in the telephone book
 and the little emperor he has no clothes
 so he can't come out to play
 and besides which life is suffering
 and he likes it that way
 and the little guy is not so friendly
 but you know life has been cruel
 so wipe that smile off your face, baby
 and try to be cool
 maybe you don't like your job
 maybe you didn't get enough sleep
 well, nobody likes their job
 and nobody got enough sleep
 maybe you just had
 the worst day of your life
 but, you know, there's no escape
 there's no excuse
 so just suck up and be nice
 be nice (repeated)
 yeah, i would like to perfect the art
 of being studiously aloof
 like life is just a boring chore
 and i am living proof
 i could join forces with an army
 or early hipsters
 but then i guess i'd be out of a job
 so i guess that's out of the picture
 cuz i am a pixie
 i am a paper doll
 i'm a cartoon
 i'm a chipper cheerful free for all
 and i light up a room
 i'm the color me happy girl
 miss live and let live
 and when they're out for blood
 i always (give)