Begging isn't easy  It kills your self-esteem  Makes you feel dependent  It makes you feel mean  But subtlety is useless  In breaking down a wall  And subtlety is toothless  You'd rather see me crawl  So if it takes a flashy display  To make you warm up, OK  CHORUS  Because you're so important to me  So important to me  So important to me  Right now  This discrimination  Is cruel and inhumane  If I had any pride left  I'd say you were insane  If only you would love me  Or just be less intense  It isn't that I'm ugly  It isn't that I'm dense  But if it takes a cheap, tawdry scene  To make you see what I mean  CHORUS  ---------------------------------------------