Like I Used To

Cyndi Lauper

I know you expected me to act
just like a schoolgirl
follow your rules
just like a fool wrapped up in your world
 
What's good for you
don't think that's so good for me
what can I do
but hang around and lose myself
 
just like I used to
go round and round just like a loose screw...
 
Well I ain't gonna walk with my heart in my hand
and take things lying down like before
won't take your crap the way I used to
ain't gonna be the way it used to
 
Maybe I was weak though the average person
probably thinks I'm stronger
When I need someone else
I shut myself, scared to say the wrong words
 
What's right for you
don't think that's alright for me
you spread the glue
so I can't move and stick to you
 
just like I used to
go round and round just like a loose screw...
 
Well I ain't gonna walk with my heart in my hand...
 
...ain't gonna do it like I used to
go round and round just like a loose screw
alright for you ain't alright for me, no
 
everytime you push me down...
everytime you do that to me
everytime you screw me around
everytime you do that to me
 
I'm my own possession
I'm my own possession...
 

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