i'm a pixie   i'm a paperdoll   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 half 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 and be nice      all the privileged white kids on tv   playing at death   brandishing 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      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   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 and be nice      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'm a pixie   i'm a paperdoll   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