Outside the sidelines failing,

Harder than the martyred stars of made for tv crime

Indoor living in cardboard confines

Counts for very little when safe is just a state of mind.

I fell off the sidelines long ago,

I have no occupation, I'm just wasted for the weekend scene

So don't ask me out, don't make me try,

'Cause I don't wanna let you, I don't wanna...

I can't complain if I don't know how

It's a sad sad song with no story line

I fall to sleep in my rented room

It's not much to talk about,

I've got so much to talk about

But I don't wanna let you

I don't wanna let you down

Last call for societal knockdowns

Measure my endeavors loosely based

On someone else's song

Melodrama and a bottle of wine

Yeah, here's to self expression

Here's to everyone that's dead

Bring back the days that fell behind

I'm all wasted conversations

In the corner of an empty room

So don't ask me out

Don't make me try

'Cause I don't wanna let you

I don't wanna...

I can't complain if I don't know how

It's a sad sad song with no story line

I fall to sleep in my rented room

It's not much to talk about,

I've got so much to talk about

But I don't wanna let you

I don't wanna let you down

I can't complain if I don't know how

It's a sad sad song with no story line

I fall to sleep in my rented room

It's not much to talk about,

I've got so much to talk about

But I don't wanna let you

I don't wanna let you down

Outside the sidelines

Failing harder than the martyred

Stars of made for tv crimes

So don't ask me out

Don't make me try

'Cause I'm just gonna let you

I'm just gonna let you down

[* Note: Contrary to the popular belief this line really goes "Here's to everyone THAT'S DEAD".

It's written in CD booklet and that is how it's sung in the actual song.

At least in the album version of it.]