Pearls

I been biting off my tongue My whole life I been sweet, I been shy, I been dumb But never impolite Giving you the knife To cut me down to size Go on, gimme your advice Hey, hey, hey It's like dreaming in a life Living in a dream I been weak, I been mean, I been nice Fighting back a scream Listening too hard Got the sweetest little heart I'm gonna blow it all apart Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey You try to tell me what to do You try tell me what to don't I do what I want, when I want If I do or I don't, yeah, it will or it won't matter I don't tell you how to spin your world Keep your pearls Am I making any sense and Do I really care? If I'm not, if I got crazy thoughts That you don't understand 'Cause I don't make demands Just shake my hand the way you'd shake another man's Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey Yeah You try to tell me what to do You try tell me what to don't I do what I want, when I want If I do or I don't, yeah, it will or it won't matter I don't tell you how to spin your world Keep your pearls Keep your pearls 'Cause I don't want your pearls Baby, keep your pearls 'Cause I don't want your pearls You try to tell me what to do You try tell me what to don't I do what I want, when I want If I do or I don't, yeah, it will or it won't matter I don't tell you how to spin your world No, I don't try to tell ya I don't tell you how to spin your world Keep your pearls