[Verse 1]
Can't afford to lose my head (Lose my head)
Can't afford to lose my cool
You'll blow them all in kingdom come (Kingdom come)
I can't afford to lose my tease, I just aim to please

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Feel like a hotel motel painting
Out of place and ignored
It's all medals and trophies, trophies and medals
And all before the race has been run

[Chorus]
(Oh, take off your mask) Take it off now baby
(Is it too much to ask?) Too much to ask
(Go on and give it a try) Give it up now
(Kiss your ass goodbye) Goodbye

[Verse 2]
Autobiographical anonymous (Anonymous)
A cotillion of friction on my jurisdiction
It's a lovely disguise with the wandering eyes (Wandering eyes)
And I get high, now you've got something to look up to

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Trouble's a mangy stray dog
Play with it once, then it follows you home
It's all "Have not, have none, hey, can I have some?"
Until I've had enough, yet I've had none
[Chorus]
(Oh, take off your mask) Rip it off now, baby
(Lose it into the trash) Throw it all away
(Go on and give it a try) Throw it all away
Kiss your ass goodbye

[Bridge]
Suddenly it gets easy, the sun goes down
The long arm of important things disappears in her gown
You finally drop the knife
Forget you ever heard it's a good night
But that ain't forever
It feels together, in love
In your arms

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro 1]
But still it hurts to be young
I know it hurts
It hurts to be young
Metamorphosis is...
It hurts to be young
Gotta learn every goddamn thing
You gotta hack your way through
And realize it's almost entirely lies
But then you'll begin to smile
Smile for me, real
[Outro 2]
When you accept what you are
The transformation is done
Yeah, you've become
Absorbed into, and you know
I think I know what to do