we've got one chance to break out 
and we need it now 
cause i'm sick and tired of waiting 
sick of this [bad word] apartment 

love me or leave me or rip me apart 
this is the voice that i was given and 
if you don't like it take a long walk 
off of the shortest pier you can find 

and i'll be singing it out i'll be singing... 
oh, Mr. Magazine i never wrote one single thing for you 
or your so-called music scene 
you don't mean a thing to me 

pick it up, pick it up, it's what you wanted. 
pick it up, pick it up, and you need it too. 
pick it up, pick it up, it's what you wanted. 
pick it up, pick it up. 

when they review the debut 
what if the critics hate you 
don't worry cause they 
might just catch somebody off their feet 
well they can love it or leave it or rip it apart 
we're living while we're singing 
so i guess that's a step in the right direction  [bad word] in the honesty, honesty 

oh, Mr. Magazine 
i never wrote one single thing for you 
or your so-called music scene 
you both mean [bad word] to me 

pick it up, pick it up, it's what you wanted. 
pick it up, pick it up, and you need it too. 
pick it up, pick it up, it's what you wanted. 
pick it up, pick it up. 

so save your breath and the money you spent 
go work in retail and spare the suspense 
just don't take chances on anything at all 
anything at all 

so afraid of anything that may [bad word] that easy 
too afraid of anything that you may not have seen before 
so afraid of anything that may [bad word] that easy 
too afraid of anything that may not... 

pick it up, pick it up, it's what you wanted. 
pick it up, pick it up, and you need it too. 
pick it up, pick it up, it's what you wanted. 
pick it up, pick it up. 

so save your breath and the money you spent 
go work in retail and spare the suspense 
just don't take chances on anything at all 
anything at all