You have incredible eyes and all the boys will go wild for you
But I was scared in case you made me made do those things 
But would you oh would you believe me that I was your fool
Cause I've been lying awake at night wondering where you are now And if that metal turned out right 

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All my life all my life 
I said it's not right 
Nobody told me I could do something 
Nobody told me I could be something 
Yeah
I have tried I have tried 
To say it's alright 
Nobody told me I could do something 
Nobody told me I could be something

You wore undoubtable smiles you were divorced from inside they said
But I was disturbed when I heard that it's not what you preferred It gets to the point they expected 
And who are you to disappoint them anyway 
Time will get you in the end 
Just when you shook off that regret 
Around the [bad word] a Mary in a fur coat to talk about it 

[refrain]
All my life all my life 
I said it's not right 
Nobody told me I could do something 
Nobody told me I could be something 
Yeah
I have tried I have tried 
To say it's alright 
Nobody told me I could do something 
Nobody told me I could be something

Many words that have been spoken 
Cut me out like paper dolls
Made me into something different 
Something I could not dissolve 
So far over don't their words slow ya 

[refrain]
All my life all my life 
I said it's not right 
Nobody told me I could do something 
Nobody told me I could be something 
Yeah
I have tried I have tried 
To say it's alright 
Nobody told me I could do something 
Nobody told me I could be something