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!)