Bruised and Battered

You can call me out, you can wear me down
You can steal my soul away
I was all desire ‘til you put out my fire
You’re the karma queen today
You’re my main detractor, my overreactor
You’re the first to fan the flame
‘Cause I’m a cardiac and I’m about to react
Don’t know why it’s taken so long it’s so wrong

You know the fine points don’t really matter
I don’t know where to begin
It’s like the Devil’s got a hold of my pocket, it’s a sin

You got me bruised and battered, blame my so-called friends
Knew what I was in for baby, that’s how my story ends

When I’m feelin’ down and I can’t relax
Then I put on my Dancin’ Days
Yeah my music’s classic, I’m a total Jurassic
I get up on my feet and say
I drive a Pontiac and I don’t have a Mac
And I don’t wanna play the game
‘Cause every Pollyanna in a biker bandana’s gonna try to make me her own, it’s so wrong

You know the fine points don’t really matter
I don’t know where to begin
It’s like the Devil’s got a hold of my socket, gave it a spin

You got me bruised and battered, blame my so-called friends
Knew what I was in for baby, that’s how my story ends
You got me bruised and battered, so painfully thin
Knew what I was in for baby, gonna say it again

I guess the party’s over right before it begins
I got caught in the crossfire baby, that’s how my story ends
Self-discipline, gonna shed you like a second skin
Relax, move over, hold over, hangover, take over, look over my shoulder
All over gonna tell you what

I guess the fine points don’t really matter
I don’t know where to begin
It’s like the Devil’s got a hold of my pocket, it’s a sin

You got me bruised and battered, blame my so-called friends
Knew what I was in for baby, that’s how my story ends

You got me bruised and battered, so painfully thin
Knew what I was in for baby, gonna say it again
You got me bruised and battered, so painfully thin
Knew what I was in for baby, gonna say it again

You got me bruised and battered
You got me bruised and battered
You got me bruised and battered
You got me bruised and battered