Why Can't You Be

Are you frightened by the weight you possess or Is this life just weightlessness? Smoggy twilight in LA I can’t think of one real thing to say And Robbie Williams is walking in the canyons Forgets that we were friends I guess it all depends on your mood Why can’t these meds be any damn good And she said Why can’t you be Like my waterpik shower massager A sweet reliable machine And to tell the truth I don’t feel less alone A water massagers is the purest love I’ve ever known   Why can’t you be         Like when I was 13 Why can’t you be Like an art house foreign movie Frank and sexy red balloons and ennui And allude to me And why can’t you be     A little more of a mystery   Why can’t you be The part of me that’s missing Than leaving me for some other Said we’re perfect for each other And I know we wont go spend our lives alone.         Why can’t you be Like an outsourced government contract I’m a fat cat gettin’ away with anything Kicking some secret special powers Illumination rounds in showers Cause your tearing your hair out While we can have a bed of flowers And I said Why can’t you be Like the chicks out of the road Some girls are happy just to see me Because you got moxie and a broken nose Take him away from this close Sometimes a blowjobs not enough Why canâ??t you play      A little less rough Why can’t you be The part of me that’s missing Instead of leaving me for some other Say we’re perfect for each other And I know we wont go spend our lives alone       Can we... just leave it be And we can live... our lives... separately Could you forget... what happens to you You and me When we’re dead... and you’ll be dead We’ll have eternity And I will spend it all... missing you Seeing you with me So while I’m alive... I will always be Why can’t you be Lookin’ a little deeper into me Like JD Salinger Why do I challenge her In all these surface ways That you displease Why can’t you be A little more at ease Why can’t you be Like a hand rolled cigarette Iâ??m not joking This masochistic self-pity of smoking And this city ditty I keep provoking you to leave me She said Why can’t you be Like a candle I can snuff Youâ??re still a diamond in the rough And I swear to god I’ve had enough How can I   call your bluff?