Living on the Outside

Living On The Outside
(Jim Capaldi)

Creepin down the alley, searchin through the trashyou used to own a chalet, before the market crashednow your clothes are torn and dirty, and your face is looking meanvalentino and versace, it was such an ugly scenewhen you were living on the insidethe inside where you thought you had to bebut i′m living on the outsidethe outside it don't bother meIt′s a terrible obsession, trying to make it to the topa man in your profession can't afford to be a flopgotta get yourself connected, get the mobile phoneyou don't want to be rejected, you don′t want to be aloneso you′re living on the insidethe inside and all that money bringsbut i'm living on the outsidethe outside nobody pulls my stringsIt′s like the inquisition at the hottest club in townthere's so much competition tryin′ to do each other downno one's saying nothing and madonna looks so coldwhen you′re to be natural it's the hardest pose to holdso you're living on the insidethe inside where everybody wants to bebut i′m living on the outsideoutside where the air is freeThey say the ice is melting and the earth is warming upall the animals are dying don′t know where it's gonna stopyou just look at your computer there′s no need to be upsetyou got virtual reality you're on the internetand you′re living on the insidethe inside where you think you gotta bebut i'm living on the outsidethe outside take a walk with metake a walk with meLiving on the outside take a walk with meLiving on the outside take a walk with meLiving on the outside take a walk with meLiving on the outsideLiving on the outside