This melancholy, short, and—ironically enough—outstandingly pretty song came into the limelight through being prominently featured on the television drama The O.C.
Here I am, where I've been
I've walked a hundred miles in tobacco skin
And my clothes are worn & gritty
And I know ugliness
Now show me something pretty
I was a dumb punk kid with nothing to lose
And too much weight for walking shoes
I could have died from being boring
As for loneliness
She greets me every morning
[Chorus]
At the most I'm a glare
I'm the hopeless son who's hardly there
I'm the open sign that's always busted
I'm the friend you need, but can't be trusted
At the most I'm a glare
I'm the hopeless son who's hardly there
I'm the open sign that's always busted
I'm the friend you need, but can't be trusted
Here I am, where I've been
I've walked a hundred miles in tobacco skin
And my clothes are worn & gritty
And I know ugliness
Now show me something pretty
[Chorus]
At the most I'm a glare
I'm the hopeless son who's hardly there
I'm the open sign that's always busted
I'm the friend you need, but can't be trusted
At the most I'm a glare
I'm the hopeless son who's hardly there
I'm the open sign that's always busted
I'm the friend you need, but can't be trusted
Something Pretty was written by Patrick Park.