What Do You Say When I’m Not There?

[Verse 1]
You came in hot and I could not believe
You know I'm super sensitive and eager to please
It’s true, I'm such a misty-eyed fool
I took a shot a but I did not achieve
I know you're so perceptive and you hide what you’ve seen
It's true, you always play it so cool
I need to know the truth

[Chorus]
What do you say when I'm not there?
Oh, wow, I'm so pathetic, it's so bad that I care
What do you say when I'm not there?
Oh, wow, I'm like a hurt dog with a pitiful stare
I could sit and search for answers, but baby, it's the truth
I would rather lose my mind than lose you, ooh

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh

[Verse 2]
I lost the plot and you saw me for me
You know I’m like a sad clown with his heart on his sleeve
It’s true, sometimes I think I'm a tool
You’re hot to trot and I'm sedentary
I wonder what you're thinkin', yes, I’m still so naive
It's true, I know that you can be cruel
I'm so afraid of you

[Chorus]
What do you say when I'm not there?
Oh, wow, I'm so pathetic, it's so bad that I care
What do you say when I'm not there?
Oh, wow, I'm like a hurt dog with a pitiful stare
I'm on a rooftop shoutin' down to the street
"I tried to solve the problem but the problem was me"
I'm out here dyin', tell me, please, honestly
How can I solve the problem when the problem is me?
I could sit and search for answers, but baby, it's the truth
I would rather lose my mind than lose you, ooh

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh

[Outro]
What do you say when I'm not there?
Oh, wow, I'm so pathetic, it's so bad that I care
What do you say when I'm not there?
Oh, wow, I'm like a hurt dog with a pitiful stare
I'm on a rooftop shoutin' down to the street
"I tried to solve your problem but your problem was me"
I'm out here dyin', tell me, please, honestly
How can I solve your problem when your problem is me?
I could sit and search for answers, but baby, it's the truth
I would rather lose my mind than lose you, ooh