Music by Elton John

Lyrics by Bernie Taupin



Fat boys cry when ugly girls sing

About the way the world would be if they were thin

And ugly girls turn their heads when fat boys laugh

About the handsome kid next door who broke their heart

Who broke their heart

Broke their heart



And fat boys lie when ugly girls ask

About the size an apple pie looks through a magnifying glass

And ugly girls dream at night when fat boys sleep

About the way the mirrors lie when beauty's only skin deep

Beauty's only skin deep

Skin deep



But it's the fat boy's world for an ugly girl

And ugly girls love that fat boy joy

Who needs the worries of a perfect world

Hear the early birds make that spring time come

When a fat boy falls in love with an ugly girl

When a fat boy falls in love with an ugly girl



Fat boys dance when ugly girls shout

That a waltz is not the dance for the boy who's stout

And ugly girls dream at night when fat boys sleep

About the way the mirrors lie when beauty's only skin deep

Beauty's only skin deep

Skin deep



Fat boys and ugly girls