when i walk down the hall   i hold my head up high   everybody's looking, dosen't mean they like me   its not so great to stand out from the crowd   i'm an easy target   they know where to find me      run a race an' i win it   sovle your problem in a minute   it's not a mystery why i'm a misfit      here's what's bad about being good   nobody thanks you when they should   do a job right respect, i mean   why can't they just see me for me?      walking with my lunch tray passing table after table   nobody makes room, everyone avoids me   people everywhere, but i feel so alone here   "oh she think's she's perfect?"   "yeah, a perfect misfit"      run a race an' i win it   sovle your problem in a minute   its not a mystery why i'm a misfit      its not the way i want to be      here's what's bad about being good   nobody thanks you when they should   do a job right respect, i mean   why can't they just see me for me?      here's what's bad about being good   nobody thanks you when they should   do a job right respect, i mean   why can't they just see me for me?      i hold my head up high   everybodys looking   dosen't mean they like me      run a race an' win it   solve your problem in a minute   its not a mystery, i'm no misfit      this is the way i'm gonna be (this is the way i'm gonna be)      here's what bad about being good   nobody thanks you when they should   set a bar high respect, i mean   why can't they just see me for me?      here's what's bad about being good   nobody likes you like they should   work so hard, why can't they see?      wish they'd just appreciate me?      here's what's good about me   here's what's good about me