at me out loud,
they say I'm just a clown
Then I ain't got no pride,
I'm on the outside
Girls look really cute,
they really make it work
They think I'm just a jerk,
I'm on the outside
I never cooked still,
I never was too hip,
I never caught the ride,
I'm on the outside,
I'm on the outside now
This is where it all begins,
right here,
on the outside looking in
Never was a punk, I never shot junk,
I never even tried,
counterculture passed me right by
I'm on the outside
Don't talk to death thots
Don't eat in restaurants
The pictures sit and stare
The windows make wires
Scratch my heart I'm on
the outside
Teachers there at school
They flunked me by the rule
They said I had no motivation
Brains are dedication
I guess imbeciles were right
I'm on the outside now
This is where it all begins
On the outside looking in
Looking in
At you
Just an alien through and through
Tryin' to make believe I'm you
Tryin' to fit
Just a stranger on the outside
lookin' in
I wear the wrong clothes,
I say the wrong things,
you know I can't dance with
freedom much do I?
Then you set the trance,
you wear your hair just right,
your clothes are out of sight,
your house is modern,
really cute, you know you're so macho
when you're with your chick
I see him go to work,
I see him go to sleep,
I see him on TV,
I see him laugh and cry,
I'm on the outside,
I'm on the outside,
I'm on the outside now
I'm on the outside
I'm on the outside
I'm on the outside, on the outside,
I'm on the outside now
This is where it all begins
On the outside looking in
Lookin' in at you
Just an alien through and through
Tryin' to make believe I'm you
Tryin' to fit
Just a stranger on the outside
Lockin' in
I'm on the outside
I'm on the outside
now
I'm on the other side