i'm a pixie    i'm a paper doll    i'm a cartoon    i'm a chipper cheerful free for all    and i light up a room    i'm the color me happy girl    miss live and let live    and when they're out for blood    i always   [give]      the man behind the counter looks like he's got    a hald a dozen places he'd rather be    and furthermore it looks like he's prepared    to take it all out on me    buddy, i don't really care what your problem is    just don't make it mine    come on kids, let's all hold hands    and pretend we're having a good time       maybe you don't like your job    maybe you didn't get enough sleep    well, nobody likes their job    nobody got enough sleep    maybe you just had    the worst day of your life    but, you know, there's no escape    and there's no excuse    so just suck up    suck up   suck up and be nice    be nice (repeated)      all the privilaged white kids on tv    playing at death    banishing their cold cuts    with their ghostly makeup    and their heroin breath    and all the little fishes are flapping wildly    on their hooks    while all the top critics find great meaning    in the telephone book       and the little emperor he has no clothes    so he can't come out to play    and besides which life is suffering    and he likes it that way    and the little guy is not so friendly    but you know life has been cruel    so wipe that smile off your face, baby    and try to be cool       maybe you don't like your job    maybe you didn't get enough sleep    well, nobody likes their job    and nobody got enough sleep    maybe you just had    the worst day of your life    but, you know, there's no escape    there's no excuse    so just suck up and be nice    be nice (repeated)      yeah, i would like to perfect the art    of being studiously aloof    like life is just a boring chore    and i am living proof    i could join forces with an army    of ornery hipsters    but then i guess i'd be out of a job    so i guess that's out of the picture       cuz i am a pixie    i am a paper doll    i'm a cartoon    i'm a chipper cheerful free for all    and i light up a room    i'm the color me happy girl    miss live and let live    and when they're out for blood    i always [give]