I'm tired of being a fool 
And my mind going from hot to cool 
And trying to conform to others ideas 
And someone else's rules 

The life I'm living ain't mine 
I'm supposed to feel that's fine 
I didn't make the world I'm living in 
And I ain't gonna toe the line 

I'm tired of trying to be something I know ain't me 
I'm tired of living up to what people expect me to be 
You know some people are different 
Now ain't that a crying shame 
Now wouldn't be a real drag if we were all the same 

And I'm not going to try to please 
Eyes that just don't see 
If I get myself together 
You'll have the blues not me 

I'm tired of trying to be something I know ain't me 
I'm tired of living up to what people expect me to be 
You know some people are different 
Now ain't that a crying shame 
Now wouldn't be a real drag if we were all the same 

And I'm not going to try to please 
Eyes that just don't see 
If I get myself together 
You'll have the blues not me 

You'll have the blues not me