The Other One

Lyrics

[SHEILA] Ever since I was a child I never had a crowd I was much too harsh, too wild Too stinkin' loud Nuns and judges, they shed some tears Said "This delinquent she just terrifies all her peers" So I tried to play it straight But I just played in the mud Since the age of eight Rebellion was just in my blood They go red in the face and they pull their hair Cuz I was a basket case, never really seemed to care There are two girls in a line One is doing fine I'm the other one One's in a dress I'm a muddy mess I'm the other one Oo, Lord, to be the other one Who doesn't quite fit in The other one is all I've ever been And that's how I like it Yeah, yeah, yeah [SUSANNAH, spoken] Why do you like being the odd man out? [SHEILA, spoken] It's the mystique I cultivate. Tells everybody: "Don't mess with her." Just steer clear [SUSANNAH, spoken] I have that mystique as well. I just don't, uh, cultivate it [SUSANNAH] Whenever I approach Most people just walk away But the sad part is I know they'd likely despise me If they decided to stay There are two girls in a line One has got that shine I'm the other one Blending in is easy for some I'm the sorest thumb I'm the other one Oh I've always been the other one Who never quite fits in The other one is all I've ever been And I don't like it Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah [SHEILA] Why would you wanna be the same as all the people All the suckers, making homes and planning parties Feeding babies, cleaning dishes, serving coffee Serving every man in sight a Wonder Bread and peanut butter Feeling dead but clearing clutter Your bed so cold and growing mold But it was sold to you at Abraham & Strauss One of your spouse's favorite stores And cuz it's his that means it's yours You're a minion your opinion is worth less Than an ordinary house cat Why you wanna be that? Like every other person that you know? [SUSANNAH, spoken] Cuz it's easier? [SHEILA, spoken] Is it, though? [SUSANNAH] All I know is when I see a crowd I have to figure out how to enter And for once I'd like to feel like I was just in the center [SHEILA] There are two girls in the john One is real far gone I'm the other one [SUSANNAH] The other one [SHEILA] The other one [SUSANNAH] One girl pretends that she don't care As she fidgets with her hair I'm the other one [SHEILA] The other one [BOTH] Who decides who is the other one? Is that all I'll ever be? Even when I have another other one standing next to me And I guess I don't know how to feel about it Nuh-uh, nuh No, no, no, no-ooh oh, no, ooh, no, no, no, no-ooh oh No, no, no, no-ooh oh, oooh No, no, no (no, no, no) No, no, no, no (no) No-ooh oh ooh No, no, no, no-ooh oh ooh!