My tape recorder
It must be lyin'
'Cause this I just can't believe
I hear a voice that's cryin'
That's not me

The wheel goes round
I hear a sound
It's comin' out all wrong
And I swear to you I never wrote that song

I been livin' in my own shell so long
The only place I ever feel at home

And oh, that music
I hate those lyrics
It stayed inside me so long
And I swear to you I never wrote that song

But pardon me
I'm not lookin' for sympathy
Not sympathy
I'm just thinking out loud
The melody
It goes nowhere pointlessly
Silence please

I been livin' in my own shell so long
The only place I ever feel at home

And oh, that music
I hate those lyrics
It stayed inside me so long
And I swear to you I never