Lyrics for Self Esteem as interpreted by spitfirek7

Self Esteem Lyrics
I wrote her off for the tenth time today
And practiced all the things I would say
But she came over
I lost my nerve
I took her back and made her dessert

Now I know I'm being used
That's okay because I like the abuse
I know she's playing with me
That's okay cause I've got no self-esteem

We make plans to go out at night
I wait till 2 then I turn out the light
All this rejection's got me so low
If she keeps it up I just might tell her so

When she's saying that she wants only me
Then I wonder why she sleeps with my friends
When she's saying that I'm like a disease
Then I wonder how much more I can spend
Well I guess I should stick up for myself
But I really think it's better this way
The more you suffer
The more it shows you really care, Right?

Now I'll relate this a little bit
That happens more than I'd like to admit
Late at night she knocks on my door
Drunk again and looking to score
Now I know I should say no
But that's kind of hard when she's ready to go
I may be dumb
But I'm not a dweeb
I'm just a sucker with no self-esteem
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"Self Esteem" as written by Cornell Haynes, Gary Kooper, Carlton Ridenhour
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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ashley007
02-13-2002

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i love this song. It just shows what us girls can do to you guys.

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ThE DuDe WiTh A WiG
02-23-2002

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This is my fave offspring it rules and the offspring do

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Tbone732
04-01-2002

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I hope, ashley, that you don't think that it is a good thing what the girl is doing to this poor kid. I also hope that girls do not take after this song. I'm sure when offspring wrote it it wasn't to laugh or promote this problem but to illustrate how much of a problem it is.

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spunkified
04-13-2002

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this is my all time favorite song, not cos ov the words, but cos ov the people i knew who were obsessed with it. man i miss them. anywho, yeh this song is awesome, but when i sing the lyrics i get so sad, cos no one should get treated that way. buuut, it still rocks. i <3 the old offspring. smash was the best album.

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Bryan21
05-15-2002

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This song is awesome in every sense. Understandable it isabout a chik tooling a guy bad but still its a good song.

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evilchild
05-25-2002

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i feel your pain!

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punkrockr
06-02-2002

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this song is about a guy who isn't sad when him and his girl break up because she treated him bad but he has noself esteem.

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Paul Finch
06-09-2002

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I also think that many guys can relate to the sexual addiction that the guy experiences. He can't resist giving because she's "drunk and looking to score." Very powerful lyrics.

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fuckyouall
06-10-2002

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This song is basically me and my ex, she was such a bitch.

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suxxx
06-21-2002

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offspring rules! self esteem is one of their best songs!

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glo151
08-04-2002

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Ashley your a bitch and your giving us girls a rep that most don't wana carry... to all the guys in the world?

most don't deserve this happening to them..but i do luv this song to death.. its very very good...

hehe

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mysterychic420
08-18-2002

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ok 1)we dont fuckin want this reputation and if you are a girl who does this you are a bitch
2)this song is sad and kick ass it is about about a sweet mistreated guy

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DrugBust
08-20-2002

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The guy isn't exactly sweet and mistreated...he did jump a drunk girl when she came over late.

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5ra
08-25-2002

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i'm a real sweetie myself, but hey guys, what is it with you misterychic and glo?! i'm not defending ashley, but are you forgeting what guys are doing to us all the time?! just because they put us in position of being the "gentle sex", does that automatically mean that we should be the victimes for all of our lives? like everybody feels sorry for the poor guy in the song, BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE IT'S STRANGE, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT USED TO THAT, AND THAT'S WHY NOBODY SINGS SONGS OF POOS MISSTREATED GIRLS!!!!
FAK YU ALL!!!!!

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5ra
08-25-2002

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okay, not all of you, just mchic and glo, girls full of virtues of all kinds

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BlasphemousGirlScout
08-25-2002

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this reminds me of bf's ex. though i'm supposed to hate her anyways lol

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killsforpie
08-27-2002

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i love this song for the message it says about offspring. it's saying that their dealt with the same problems us losers dealt with (i mean face it when a guy's whipped like this he's doesn't think he's mr cool). yeah this song was me in middle school.... lol

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Alcoholicpanda
09-18-2002

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True, true
This is what the Offspring used to stand for before they sold out. This song make great listening

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zps2
09-27-2002

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True, true
This is what the Offspring used to stand for before they sold out. This song make great listening

I blew up on a nigg.... well I could infact tell you exactly what you are but I will not. I do beleive what I am saying is true. Offspring started to have fun and get people to hear their music. Even if the newer stuff doesn't have the same sound/label, it doesn't mean that it's any better or worse. Even if it is, it's for the BAND to deciede, not fans like you. As for them selling out, they never really sold out because as far as I know they never bought in. One last thing, just to lecture you some more. Intro to Ixnay On The Hombre aka disclaimer:

"So if it sounds sarcastic, don't take it seriously, if it sounds dangerious, don't try this at home, or try it at all, and it it offends you in any way, just don't listen" I may be missing it by a word or to, give or take, point remains. By offence it more than likey means offends you MUSICALLY or morally. Can't bring this too much simpler. neh? yeh.

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riverscuomorocks
10-17-2002

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come on girls, admit it. you love to make guys suffer a little bit.

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Green_day
03-12-2003

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This song represents all of you who just use us, and trample all over us. And as for riverscuomorocks, your absolutely right, girls are sick in the head and need to be stopped. Almost every guy can sing along to this and relate, and when you girls do, your just a bunch of wanker hypocrits... Keep this song for the guys, its all we got left after you rip our hearts right out of our chest, you sick sick people...

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Green_day
03-12-2003

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This song represents all of you who just use us, and trample all over us. And as for riverscuomorocks, your absolutely right, girls are sick in the head and need to be stopped. Almost every guy can sing along to this and relate, and when you girls do, your just a bunch of wanker hypocrits... Keep this song for the guys, its all we got left after you rip our hearts right out of our chest, you sick sick people...

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wolfperson1
04-29-2003

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I have to disagree. I don't think it's about how girls use guys. I think it's about how people use eachother. Have to admit it, both girls and guys do it. This song happens to be about a specific girl, but if you look deeper, then it can be related to everyone.

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PennyLane18
05-12-2003

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I think everyone is taking this song a lil too seriously bc its meant to be kinda humourous i think. the guy obviously doesnt mind being used by this girl or hed learn to let her go so its his own fault. neways its a bomb song

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phoenix4
06-14-2003

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#1 This is a great song. real powerful.
#2 it reminds me of this girl i was goin out with. i thought it was great because she was hot and all the other guys were jealous and i became really cool it wasn't until after we broke up that i realized she wasn't all that great she was a stuck-up and was just about willing to go out with anybody (i'm not saying that the only girl i can get is the kind that goes out with anyone) anyway this song just really reminded me of that time.
OFFSPRING 4EVER!

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