Beauty Contest

[Verse 1] I won the beauty contest Gold, silver, bronze they are all on my mind No reward for being honest And my love affair with never getting what I want calls right on time [Chorus] And I don't know if I'm supposed to act surprised Never sure where to look when the sunlight tears right in Just humor me a second with my deep, brown eyes Yesterday came and went, the note it left read: Just weaponize it, monetize it, criticize it But I guess that's just the way it goes And the way it stays! (the way it stays!) [Verse 2] Nothing but summer skies now Cut flowers and a feeling that you could've had a whole lot more But you're free to do what you like now And a little bit of nothing never did nobody no harm no [Chorus] Yeah I know that there's pressure on your branches but I just came around to tell you that you really changed my life I left them sleeping, let them know I need their love The kids are queueing round the block, I guess they really know a pure light when they Recognize it. Don't need to justify it, crucify it Hands up, old times come back to haunt I guess that's just the way it goes And the way it stays! (and the way it stays!)