On the Outside

[Verse 1]

They laugh at me aloud, they say I'm just a clown

That I ain't got no pride, I'm on the outside

The girls look really cute, they really make it work

They think I'm just a jerk, I'm on the outside

I never could sit still, I never was too hip

I never caught the ride

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside now

[Chorus 1]

This is where it all begins

Right here

On the outside, lookin' in

I'm on the outside

[Verse 2]

I never was a punk, I never shot junk

I never even tried, counterculture passed me right by

(I'm on the outside)

Don't talk to debutantes, don't eat in restaurants

The patrons sit and stare

The waiters make wisecracks behind my back

(I'm on the outside)

The teachers there in school, they flunked me by the rule

They say I had no motivation, brains, or dedication

I guess the imbeciles were right

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside now

[Chorus 2]

This is where it all begins

On the outside, looking in

Looking in at you

I'm just an alien through and through

Tryin' to make believe I'm you

Tryin' to fit

Just a stranger on the outside, looking in

[Saxophone Solo]

[Verse 3]

The disco makes me sick, I wear the wrong clothes

I say the wrong things

You know I can't dance, my feet are much too wide

(I'm on the outside)

You think you set the trends, you wear your hair just right

Your clothes are outta sight

Your house is modern; really kitsch

You get so macho when you're with your bitch

(I'm on the outside)

I see them go to work, I see them go to sleep

I see them on TV, I see them laugh and cry

I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside

[Refrain]

(I'm on the outside)

I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside

(I'm on the outside)

I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside

(I'm on the outside)

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside now

[Chorus 2]

This is where it all begins

On the outside, looking in

Looking in at you

I'm just an alien through and through

Tryin' to make believe I'm you

Tryin' to fit

Just a stranger on the outside, looking in

[Outro]

I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside now

I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside now

I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside now