I looked right through your face
I saw too much it's like I'll see never again
Waiting out for days you get so mean
You get so mean that you can't breathe
So much that I could say So much that
I could burn
A boy inside a man
You're gonna get out and get some more
You're gonna get out and get a whore
Hating you for this you take so much
You take so much that I can't give
So much that I could say so much that
I could burn
I don't want to be like you
I don't want to feel like you do
I don't want to be like you
I don't want to feel like you do
Life inside these walls
You're gonna get out and seize the day
You're gonna get out and leave your cage
Hating me for this
You take so much you take so much that I can't give
So much that I could say so much that
I could burn
I don't want to be like you
I don't want to feel like you do
I don't want to be like you
I don't want to feel like you do
Surrounded by the pain
Tormented by this place
I learned to live this way
Tormented by your face
Torn apart torn apart torn apart torn apart
I don't want to be like you
I don't want to feel like you do
I don't want to be like you
I don't want to feel like you do
I don't want to be like you
I don't want to feel like you do
I don't want to be like you
I don't want to feel like you do
I don't want to be like you
I don't want to feel like you do
Burn
Burn


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    God i love pete., and this song!!! i'm suprosed more people haven't heard about them!!! ROCK ON PETE.!!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!! :)

    SteptOnB1tchon July 03, 2002   Link
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    This band is great, they deserve a place in the spotlight. To me this song is like a story that alot of people face. We all want to be something different from out parents

    Frito_Banditoon March 30, 2003   Link

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