Paint my face
in your magazines
make it look whiter
than it seems
Paint me over
with your dreams
shove away my ethnicity
Burn every notion that I
may have a flame
inside to fight
And say just what
is on my mind
without offending
your might
Cuz this life
is too short
to live it just
for you
But when you feel
so powerless
what are you gonna do
So say what you want
say what you want
I saw her face
outside today
weatherworn
looking all the rage
They took her passion
and her gaze
and made a poster
Now it's moccasins
we sport
we take the culture
and contort
Perhaps only to distort
what we are hiding
Cuz this life
is too short
to live it just
for you
But when you feel
so powerless
what are you gonna do
But say what you want
say what you want
say say
Hey you,
the one outside, outside
are you ever gonna
get in, get in
Hey you,
the one that don't fit in,
how ya, how ya
gonna get in
Hey you,
the one outside,
are you ever gonna
get in with your
Broken teeth,
broken jaw,
broken mojo
This life is too short
to live it just for you
But when you feel
so powerless,
what are you gonna do
Cuz this life
is too short
to live it just
for you
But when you feel
so powerless,
what are you gonna do
Cuz this life
is too short
to live it just
for you
But when you feel
so powerless,
what are you gonna do
Say what you want
say what you want
say what you want
say what you want
Say what you want
say what you want
say say say
Life is too short
just for you
So powerless,
what are you gonna do