Glass and needles, I'm walkin' round on tiptoe,
You say you understand, but your hand's on your hip, though
I might seem a little dry from the get-go, there's life in me still,
I need a little twist, though, a geographic shift so,
But it's continental drift slow
Chorus:
This will never work in the shape I'm in,
Round hole with the square peg syndrome again,
I'm not comfortable in my own skin,
Round hole with the square peg syndrome again,
Pass the bottles, I'm swillin' like I'm at sea,
I'm really such a joke, but no one seems to get me,
If I seem a little shy recommit me, or my wallflower curse
Will then chew up and spit me, bones and all it rips me,
Into a masticated mess, I really should be leaving
This puzzle ends if I rotate some more but I can't,
This mismatchin' keeps happenin', I struggle to stay switched in
Keep it positive mode, but after the fourth or fifth go,
My hopes are dashed across the cliffs, because I know...
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