John Anderson

It Ain't Easy Being Me

There ought to be a town somewhere named for how I feel

Yeah I could be the mayor down there and say, "Welcome to Sorryville"

Wouldn't be on the map nowhere you might say it don't exist

But if you make enough wrong turns, it'd be hard to miss

There oughta be a bridge somewhere they could dedicate to me

I'd probably show up at the ceremony with a can of gasoline

Walk on over to the other side and there I'd light a match

Then sit and stare through the smoke and flames wonderin' how I'm gonna get back

Why I do the things I do?

Was I born this way or am I a self made fool

I shoot the lights and I curse the dark

I need your love and I break your heart

And I know the words that will bring you back

But I don't say nothing as I watch you pack

I've had to work to be the jerk I've come to be

It ain't easy being me

There oughta be a side show act for freaks like me

I could be the star of the show with my name on the marquee

In a room with a big red button that says, "Danger, do not touch"

In twice a day I'd mash it down and you can watch me self destruct