I'm heavy handed, to say the least
My mother thinks I'll be an awful clutcher
'Cus I spill things from stiring them too quickly
I'm far too loud
It's like, as soon as I've got an opinion, it just has to come out
I laugh at stupid things just 'cause they tickle me

And sometimes, I wish I was like Mariella
She got some Pritt stick and glued her lips together
So she never had to speak, never had to speak
never had to speak
People used to say she's as quiet as a mouse
She just doesn't make a peep

She marched to her wardrobe and threw away the colour
Because wearing black looks mysterious
But it didn't impress her mother
She wanted to dress her baby in patterns and flowers
But Mariella just crossed her arms and so she cried for hours

Mariella
Mariella
My pretty, baby girl
Unglue your lips from being together
and wear some pink and pearls
You can have your friends 'round and they can stay for tea
Won't you just try to fit in please, do this for me
But Mariella just crossed her arms
and walked up the stairs and she went into her bedroom
and she sat on her bed
And she looked in the mirror and she thought to herself
If I wanna play, I can play with me
If I wanna think, I'll think in my head

At school, Mariella didn't have many friends, yeah
The girls there, they looked at her
And thought she was quite strange
Boys aren't really into girls at that age
And the teachers, they thought Mariella was just
going through a phase
But Mariella just smiled as she skipped down the road
Because she knew all the secrets in her world
Yeah, she always got the crossword puzzle right every day
And she could do the alphabet backwards
Without making any mistakes

Mariella
Mariella
Pretty, pretty girl
Mariella
Mariella
Happy in her own little world
Happy in her own little world
And she says
I'm never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever, yeah
I'm never ever ever ever ever ever ever
Yeah, I'm never ever ever ever ever ever ever
Gonna unglue my lips from being together
She said
I'm never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever, yeah
I'm never ever ever ever ever ever ever, yeah
I'm never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever
Gonna unglue my lips from being together