Uploaded November 2010 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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lyrics:

Talk talk talk, oh, shut your mouth
A little kiss kiss kiss, c'mon and help me out
Desperate times call for desperate measures
And desperate desires lead to desperate pleasures, you know
Oh yeah, you know, don't you? Oh god you don't
Oh no you don't, do you?

Won't you teach teach teach me if you can
How to be more cosmopolitan
Who needs class when you've got money?
I've got cash but you've got everything else
And you can call me crazy, but I heard that sells

Oh why can't I be you? Oh how can I be you?
It's so easy for you to be just what everyone wants to be
So why not me? Tell me
Why not me? Tell me!

Well, look look look who's laughing now
Well, it's me, he-he, but not too loud
I won't make it on my own for long, dear
I'm doing anything to just hold on here
It's true, it's true
If I could just walk a mile in another man's shoes

Oh why can't I be you? Oh how can I be you?
It's so easy for you to be just what everyone wants to be
Why not me? Tell me
Why not me?

Now listen to me, listen to me
You're what I should be, what I could be
So what do you say, what do you say?
I'm willing to pay, begging to pay
Now what'll it take, what'll it take?
To get me a break, give me a break
Oh what can you do? What can I do to make you like me?
Make me like you!

Oh why can't I be you? Oh how can I be you?
It's so easy for you to be just what everyone wants to be
My days never stop haunting me
But you can make it all look so easy
Why not me? Tell me
Why not me? Oh, tell me
Why not me?!