Don't play the tortured artist with me
Or you can pack up all your bags and then leave
Yeah, you know what I'm saying 
I'm praying for you to take heed
It's like your mother was drunk all the time
And your brother turned to a life of crime
Yeah, your fear, he's lost direction
Your fear he's finally lost his way

Just look out on the bright side
Look out to the world
Look out at all the boys and the girls
Look out on the bright side
Look out to the world
Look out at all the boys and the girls

Don't play the tortured artist with me
'Cause it's not all about you, now what about me?
You can save your breath sometimes
I never said that I was going to leave you
It's like your father, he never came home
And your sister spent her life on the phone
And all the other kids used to give you shit all the time

Just look out on the bright side
Look out to the world
Look out at all the boys and the girls
Look out on the bright side
Look out to the world
Look out at all the boys and the girls

Maybe I'll dive for treasure
Or maybe I'll ski the world
Or maybe I'll just go live in the hills
Maybe I'll find my pleasure 
With some far Eastern girl
Or maybe I'll still be living in the hills, yeah

Don't play the tortured artist with me
Don't play the tortured artist with me

It's a fear of losing direction
It's a fear you've lost your way
It's a fear of losing face and that someone can replace you
It's a fear of losing direction
It's a fear you've lost your way
It's a fear of losing face and that someone can replace you

Just look out on the bright side
Look out to the world
Look out at all the boys and the girls
Look out on the bright side
Look out to the world
Look out at all the boys and the girls

Just look out on the bright side
Look out to the world
Look out at all the boys and the girls
Look out on the bright side
Look out to the world
Look out at all the boys and the girls...

Just don't play the tortured artist with me