Well he looks at me with those innocent eyes
And says it looks like you're wearing some kind of disguise
Cuz your hair sticks up
Your shoes are untied
And I hope that you got that shirt at half price
And every word I say falls flat on the floor
I try to tell a joke he's heard it before
And I don't think that I can take it no more
He’s driving me right out my front door

Why do you do what you do to me baby?
Shaking my confidence
Driving me crazy
You know if I could I’d do anything for you
Please don't ignore me coz you know I adore you

Can’t you just pretend to be nice?
If you at least pretend to be nice
If you could just pretend to be nice
Everything in my life would be all right.

And I try so hard just to figure him out
But if you tell me what he's been thinking about
And then he falls asleep on the living room couch
With his sunglasses on and his tongue hanging out
And then he disappears a week at a time
And then shows up just like everything's fine
I don't get what goes on in his mind
I’m tired of hearing the same stupid lines

Why do you do what you do to me baby?
Shaking my confidence
Driving me crazy
You know if I could I’d do anything for you
Please don't ignore me coz you know I adore you

Can’t you just pretend to be nice?
If you at least pretend to be nice
If you could just pretend to be nice
Everything in my life would be all right.

Why do you do what you do to me baby?
Shaking my confidence
Driving me crazy
You know if I could I’d do anything for you
Don’t mean to bore you coz you know I adore you

Can’t you just pretend to be nice?
If you at least pretend to be nice
If you could just pretend to be nice
Everything in my life would be all right.

Can’t you just pretend to be nice?
If you at least pretend to be nice
If you could just pretend to be nice
Everything in my life would be all right