[Verse 1]
What the f**'s your deal
Say you don't want to talk about it with me
Say that it helps you feel
The difference between what's reality
Act all cute and shy
But all alone you scream and shout
And now you feel as if you wanna try
To take the easy way out
Don't take the easy way out
[Chorus 1]
I won't conform
I won't subject
To their idea that things are better off this way
And I've not ignored
You went through a lot today
Those nasty girls that judge you for every word you say
But you have to live
Not for them or for me
But for the sake of living
Not for love or anything else
We all have a price we're paying
And I'm not gonna say this will pa** by overnight
I'm not gonna lie to you and tell you everything will be just fine
When everything won't be all right
But even when in spite
You don't really get much other than your life
So for the love of God won't you please put down the knife
[verse 2]
Where did it all go wrong
Say it doesn't matter to you anymore
Why drag yourself along the crooked pavement of the hallway floor
You've got so much to say
So much to offer this little town
Why throw it all away
To take the easy way out
Don't take the easy way out
[Chorus 2]
I won't conform
I won't subject
To their idea that things are better off this way
And I've not ignored
You went through a lot today
Those nasty boys just never seem to go away
But you have to see
That for them
And the rest
It's just the way they're built-in
Not to care
Just to stress
From their own little hell they're livin'
From the lack of a being of someone who's supposed to be there
See you're not the only one who needs someone close to share
But you are the only one who cares
And that's all right
You're growing up you need to learn to battle out your own fights
But for the love of God won't you please put down the knife
[instrumental]
I won't conform
I won't subject
To your idea that things are better off this way