Dress Me Up

Olivia Lufkin

Why are you looking at me like that?
I do not feel a very good vibe
Why are you pushing me away?
Now It's not like I really want to stay

Oh I, I might be small
but it doesn't mean I can't reach the sky
I, I might be weak
but it doesn't mean you can knock me down

Don't dress me up I'm already dressed
Do you like my shoes?
Why are you turning away?
You haven't seen nothing yet
Don't dress me up I'm already dressed
Do you like my shoes?
Why are you turning away?
You haven't seen nothing yet

Why aren't you giving me a chance
I have a way of my own
Why are you being so damn crude
Hey look! You are a human being like me

Oh I, I might trip and fall
but it doesn't mean I don't know how to stand tall
I, Don't look like her
but I am glad as hell I am, who I am

Don't dress me upI'm already dressed
Do you like my shoes?
Why are you turning away?
You haven't seen nothing yet
Don't Dress me Up I'm already dressed
I've got something to say
You don't know what I can do
And you don't know who I am

Don't tear me up Into many pieces
You can't touch my soul
You better get used to it
Cause, I'm not going no where
Don't dress me up I'm already dressed
Do you like my shoes?
Why are you turning away?
You haven't seen nothing yet


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    The lyrics here could've have the potential to be a lot more.. and so could the beat..

    However, what she has here, even if it doesn't speak to me while she's singing it does mean something. My own name is Olivia and this is how I feel sometimes. People might see me as small and insignificant, but that isn't the case.

    Heheh.. If I ever become a singer I'd like to take this song and change it around a bit.

    shikonaorion August 07, 2006   Link
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    ive never heard of this before but the lyrics r good

    SMUSER17094111on November 22, 2006   Link

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