She Don't Want Nobody Near
She don't want nobody nearBut you can't get away from thatThey appear and disappearAnd they all get a string attachedPretty soon they got you hanging on a linePretty soon they're singing one by one the same old rhymeThey say, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"
She don't want nobody homeCause it's a little too crowded thenBut she don't wanna be aloneSo they just keep pouring inPretty soon they have her headed for the doorShe comes home to find that they're not hanging round no moreShe says, "I'm alright, you just can't get home tonight"Don't you wonder what she looks like in the light?She says, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"
Pretty whitewashed liesEndless alibisAnd reasons that need cleaning every nightHalf a world awayYou can't wash away the stain of the deceivingAnd the things that you cannot believe, and well...
She don't want no one aroundCause she don't want anybody to seeWhat she looks like when she's downCause that's a really sad place to bePretty soon she gets them crawling up the wallsThen she wonders why they beg her please to never callShe says, "I'm OK. It's alright.Hey, look who's on TVtonight"She says, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"Don't you wonder why it's dark outside at night?She says, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"