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==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
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Hey! I'm only fourteen <br />
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Sickly 'n thin <br />
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Tried all of my life <br />
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Just to grow me a chin <br />
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It popped out once <br />
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Yeah, but my dad pushed it in <br />
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Tell me, why did he hurt me? <br />
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Lord, he's my next of kin . . . <br />
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He's a mex-i-kin<br />
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<br />
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I'm lonely 'n green;<br />
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Too small for my shirt <br />
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If Simmons was here <br />
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I could feature my hurt <br />
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Scared of the future <br />
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'N I hope I don't grow <br />
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Listen, I know nobody likes me <br />
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'Cause everywhere that I go <br />
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They say NO <br />
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They say NO <br />
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They say NO <br />
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NO<br />
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They say NO<br />
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<br />
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Now I am older <br />
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Got a place in the town, babe <br />
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Got a chin on my shoulder <br />
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'N it keeps growing down 'n down 'n down <br />
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I'm horny 'n lonely <br />
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'N I wish I was dead <br />
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Somebody tell me<br />
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Why am I livin'? <br />
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Lord, I wanna be dead instead <br />
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That's right, I said <br />
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I wanna be dead instead <br />
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Now dig this:<br />
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<br />
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I wanna be dead <br />
 +
In bed <br />
 +
Please kill me <br />
 +
'Cause that would thrill me <br />
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<i>(Get the picture?) </i><br />
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I wanna be dead <br />
 +
In bed <br />
 +
Please kill me <br />
 +
'Cause that would thrill me <br />
 +
I wanna be dead <br />
 +
<i>(Yes, I wanna be dead instead) </i><br />
 +
In bed <br />
 +
Please kill me <br />
 +
'Cause that would thrill me<br />
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(Be dead in bed, yeah) <br />
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I wanna be dead <br />
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<i>(Ow . . . ) </i><br />
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In bed <br />
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<i>(Yes it sure is my name, it's Terry Ted, Terry Ted) </i><br />
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Please kill me <br />
 +
'Cause that would thrill me <br />
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<i>(Kill me) </i><br />
 +
I wanna be dead <br />
 +
<i>(Thrill me) </i><br />
 +
In bed <br />
 +
<i>(Thrill me) </i><br />
 +
Please kill me <br />
 +
<i>(Will somebody) </i><br />
 +
'Cause that would thrill me <br />
 +
<i>(Kill me) </i><br />
 +
I wanna be dead <br />
 +
<i>(Thrill me) </i><br />
 +
In bed <br />
 +
<i>(Yea-ah-ow!) </i><br />
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Please kill me <br />
 +
'Cause that would thrill me<br />
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<br />
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<i>One more time for the world!</i><br />
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<br />
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I wanna be dead<br />
 +
<i>(Yeah-hey!)</i><br />
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In bed<br />
 +
<i>(I wanna be dead instead)</i><br />
 +
Please kill me<br />
 +
<i>(Be dead in bed)</i><br />
 +
'Cause that would thrill me<br />
 +
I wanna be dead<br />
 +
<i>(Come on, little girl)</i><br />
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In bed<br />
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<i>(Gimme some head, hey-hey-hey)</i><br />
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Please kill me<br />
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'Cause that would thrill me<br />
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I wanna be dead<br />
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<i>('Cause I'm only fourteen)</i><br />
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In bed<br />
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<i>(Sickly 'n thin)</i><br />
 +
Please kill me<br />
 +
'Cause that would thrill me<br />
 +
I wanna be dead<br />
 +
<i>(Too small for my shirt)</i><br />
 +
In bed<br />
 +
<i>(Feature my hurt)</i><br />
 +
Please kill me<br />
 +
<i>(Yeah-hey!)</i><br />
 +
'Cause that would thrill me
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Revision as of 13:32, 27 August 2005

Lyrics

Hey! I'm only fourteen
Sickly 'n thin
Tried all of my life
Just to grow me a chin
It popped out once
Yeah, but my dad pushed it in
Tell me, why did he hurt me?
Lord, he's my next of kin . . .
He's a mex-i-kin

I'm lonely 'n green;
Too small for my shirt
If Simmons was here
I could feature my hurt
Scared of the future
'N I hope I don't grow
Listen, I know nobody likes me
'Cause everywhere that I go
They say NO
They say NO
They say NO
NO
They say NO

Now I am older
Got a place in the town, babe
Got a chin on my shoulder
'N it keeps growing down 'n down 'n down
I'm horny 'n lonely
'N I wish I was dead
Somebody tell me
Why am I livin'?
Lord, I wanna be dead instead
That's right, I said
I wanna be dead instead
Now dig this:

I wanna be dead
In bed
Please kill me
'Cause that would thrill me
(Get the picture?)
I wanna be dead
In bed
Please kill me
'Cause that would thrill me
I wanna be dead
(Yes, I wanna be dead instead)
In bed
Please kill me
'Cause that would thrill me
(Be dead in bed, yeah)
I wanna be dead
(Ow . . . )
In bed
(Yes it sure is my name, it's Terry Ted, Terry Ted)
Please kill me
'Cause that would thrill me
(Kill me)
I wanna be dead
(Thrill me)
In bed
(Thrill me)
Please kill me
(Will somebody)
'Cause that would thrill me
(Kill me)
I wanna be dead
(Thrill me)
In bed
(Yea-ah-ow!)
Please kill me
'Cause that would thrill me

One more time for the world!

I wanna be dead
(Yeah-hey!)
In bed
(I wanna be dead instead)
Please kill me
(Be dead in bed)
'Cause that would thrill me
I wanna be dead
(Come on, little girl)
In bed
(Gimme some head, hey-hey-hey)
Please kill me
'Cause that would thrill me
I wanna be dead
('Cause I'm only fourteen)
In bed
(Sickly 'n thin)
Please kill me
'Cause that would thrill me
I wanna be dead
(Too small for my shirt)
In bed
(Feature my hurt)
Please kill me
(Yeah-hey!)
'Cause that would thrill me

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