There you are alone
With no hope of ever having
Something to be proud of
Something earned without begging
Yes, I know you're a person
A person close to me
Who do think you are?
And what more do you want from me?

Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)

Why are you at home
Buried in your self-pity?
Why do you insist on
Living the life clean out of me?
Yes, I know you're the person
The person that took time with me
Does it give you the right to expect
Your life revolves around me?

Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue!

You were my brother (where does our friendship end?)
You were my brother (where does our friendship end?)
You were my brother (where does our friendship end?)
You were my… (I'm not gonna give in)
You were my brother (where does our friendship end?)
You were my brother (where does our friendship end?)
You were my brother (where does our friendship end?)
You were my… (I'm not gonna give in)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again (There you are alone)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again (With no hope of ever having)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again (Something to be proud of)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again (Something earned without begging)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again (Yes, I know you're a person)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again (A person close to me)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again (Who do think you are?
And what more do you want from me?)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again!

Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)

Ugh!
Ugh!
Ugh!
Ugh-aah!
Ugh-aah!


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