Why Can’t You Be

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Are you frightened by the weight you possess or Is this life just weightlessness? And smoggy twilight in LA I can't think of one real thing to say And you and me are walking in the canyons She forgets that we were friends I guess it all depends on your mood Why can't these meds be any damn good? [Verse 2] And she said, "Why can't you be Like my waterpik shower massager? A sweet reliable machine And to tell the truth I don't feel less alone My water massager's the purest love I've ever known Why can't you be Like when I was thirteen?" [Verse 3] And I said, "Why can't you be Like an art house foreign movie? Frank and sexy, red balloons and ennui And aloof to me, and Why can't you be A little more of a mystery?" [Chorus] Why can't you be The part of me that's missing? Instead of leaving me for some other Say we're perfect for each other And I know we won't spend this life alone [Verse 4] And she said, "But why can't you be Like an outsourced government contract? I'm a fat cat getting away with anything Kicking some secret special powers Illumination rounds in showers 'Cause you're tearin' your hair out While we can have a bed of flowers" [Verse 5] And I said, "Well, why can't you be Like the chicks out on the road? Some girls are happy just to see me 'Cause you got moxie and a broken nose You take 'em away from this prose Sometimes a blowjob's not enough Why can't you play A little less rough?" [Chorus] Why can't you be The part of me that's missing? Instead of leaving me for some other Say we're perfect for each other And I know we won't go spend this life alone [Bridge] Can we Just leave it be? We can live Our lives separately Could you forget what happens to you To you and me? When we're dead, and we'll be dead We'll have eternity And I will spend it all, missing you Missin' you and me So while I'm alive I will always be Seekin' you out, diggin' you out, wonderin' about How we go so far down And what's wrong with you What's wrong with you and me? [Verse 6] And she said, "Why can't you be Someone looking deeper into me? Like J.D. Salinger Why do I challenge her In all these surface ways that you displease? Why can't you be A little more at ease? Well, why can't you be Like a hand rolled cigarette, I'm not joking This masochistic self-pity of smoking And this city ditty, I keep provokin' you to leave me" [Verse 7] And she said, "Why can't you be Like a candle I can snuff? You're still the diamond in the rough And I swear to God I've had enough How can I call your bluff?"