Jandek - I Need Your Life lyrics

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I been through your nursery rhyme

I been through your nursery rhyme

I took all your nickels and dimes

But you left me cold

You wouldn't let me hold

On longer than it took to go

I don't care if I die

I don't even care if I'm in a wheelchair

Or in a bed

Unable to move

For all I know

It's better than what I did today

You lead me on

You bring me up

And then you take away my floor

I'm standing

I'm trying to stand

Somehow you push me down

You let me up and have me on a shoulder

Tell me go on go ahead on

And then you push me down

Down

But I know, I know you want to let me up

Another time

And I don't know why

Sometimes I think maybe

You let me up just to push me down

You let me feel good

Just to let me feel bad

And it was OK

It was so OK

But now I'm slippin'

You gave me one thing

You took away two

I don't know

Oh, what you're trying to do

Am I going down the wrong road

Am I doing the wrong thing

Please let me know

Please tell me loud

I want to know

I'm asking please

Let me know

Let me know the right way

Oh, is there a right way

And I know

Yes I know

That there's a wrong way

I saw today

But you showed me before

That I can lose

All the faith I had

That I can be

So small

That I can lose

All I got

All my faith

All my hope

Where does it go

And you can't tell me any little thing

Because I feel

I feel

So bad

You can be happy

You can laugh laugh laugh

But I take a look

I see the Chinese

I see the Japanese

They're laughing and joking

Having a good time

I see people in the paper

I see the models

Oh what a person

I see them walking down the street

They look so good

But I can't have it

I'm locked up

I'm inside this thing

And I can't

Oh no I cant

I can't get out

I can't take what I want

I can see it

Oh I can see it

But it's not mine

You build me up

You show me these things

You push me down

You say forget it

You can't have anything

You just stay down

I say let me up

Please let me up

You gotta let me up

You pushed me down

Down on the ground

I can't be here

I can't be here

Please make a change

Help me live

I want to give

I want to do

I want to have your life

I want to have your life

Give me your life

Let me up

I know you can let me up

You don't have to keep me down

You don't have to

You don't have to

You don't have to keep me down

Keep these things

Away from me

These bad things

Away from me

I wanna be right

I'm willing to live a routine

I'm willing to exercise my day

I'm willing to give up

Hah, I'm willing

Oh I'm willing

You've got to let me up

You know I'll do anything but

Don't push me down

Don't push me down

You make me wonder

What should I do

Should I come out

Yeah, should I leave this thing

I can do it

I can do it

Is that what you want

I don't think so

But you can change my mind

You can change my mind

You can have me

Have all of me

All but, let me up

Let me up

Give me a chance

Don't push me down

Don't push me down

And you know I

I know, I can't ever

Push you down

I can't ever

Let you up

You got it all

You got it all

Give me some

Give me some of your life

I want your life

I want your life

I'm willing to pay

Pay the price

Out of my life

Take what it costs

You got it all

You always had it all

So take it all

You know you got it

Yeah I'll live on

I'll live on

And I see the Chinese

I see the beautiful people

I want them

But I don't need them

I don't need them

You know what I need

I need you

Give me your life

Give me your life

Take mine

Take my life

You got it

It's always been yours

Always been yours

You got my life

You got it

Give me yours

Give me your life

Give me your life

Give me your life

I need your life

I need your life

I need your life

So what do I do

Just what do I do

You'd better show me

Show me

Don't push me down

Don't push me down

Yeah, yeah I know

You can push me down

You can push me down

You can crush me

You can snuff me out

I don't care

I don't care if I die

I don't care if I'm in a wheelchair

I don't care if I'm in a bed

And I can't even move

Hey, would it be worse than today

You can pick me up

Please pick me up

Oh please

Pick me up

Please

Oh please

Pick me up

You can pick me up

Don't push me down

Don't push me down

I feel bad

I feel bad

I been here before

I've had your nursery rhymes

I've had your nickels and dimes

I had your good times

I had your lovely people

All over me

I liked it

Now they're all gone

Now I'm alone

But you got me still

Yeah you got me still

You let me move around

But you got me still

And you know it

And you let me up

But then you go and push me down

And you hurt me

And times you hurt me bad

And I've got one fear

In my life

And that fear is that I'm slippin'

I'm slipping

And I see it

And I feel it

And I know it

And I know, it doesn't have to be this way

Tell me what I'm doing wrong

Tell me

Tell me what I'm doing wrong

Because I want to be right

I want to be good

I don't want to be bad

I know some people like to be bad

And they sing about being bad

And they say “I'm bad”

You know, I want to be good

I want to be right

I want to be good and right

I don't want to have to fight and lose

Please let me win

Let me win this war

I'm on your side

I'm on your side

What else I gonna do

You push me down

You let me up

I don't want to be down

I don't want to be down

Please

Please

Let me up

Let me win

Let me get this war taken care of

I'll be on your side

Where else am I gonna be

Uhh, I love you

I surely do

If you want me down

I'll be on the ground

But let me feel

Like I'm not losing ground

Let me win

Let me be on top somehow some way

I don't need to be conventional

Let me up

Let me up

Oh please let me up

You know it's been so long

It's been so long

I'm trying to remember

It's not easy

I see myself slipping

I don't want to slip

Let me up

Let me up

I need to be up

I need to be right

I'm willing to work

Ah, work, work

I'm willing to work

I love you

I love you

Ahh, I love you

I love you

Please let me win

Let me win

Somehow let me win

I need to win

Let's not have any misunderstanding

I need to win

I'm asking, please don't push me down

I need to win your love

And I'll do anything

I don't know if I'm hurting myself

I surely hope not

But I feel like I may be slipping

I want some help

So I don't have to go down

'Cause I see the Chinese and the Japanese

Laughing, talking, acting just like animals

Why can't I be like an animal

Take care of myself the right way

Sure would be good nice

Sure

Let me ask you

Another time

Treating me right

Treating me right

I got some kind of feeling I'm not being treated right

I don't know if I'm not treating myself right

Or you're not treating me right

But I'm slipping

And I don't want to be slipping

I want to move on

I want to create

I want to be ahead

I want to win

I want to love

I want to feel like I'm moving and doing things right

But oh I don't feel too good about it

Why not

Why don't I feel good

Hey I don't know about other people

I don't know what they do

I don't know if they feel right

Sometimes they look like they feel just fine and I don't know