[Verse 1] So don't give me respect Don't give me a piece of your preciousness Flaunt all she's got in our old neighborhood I'm sure she'll make a few friends Even the rainbows down let us pray As you co*k-co*k-co*k your mane No cigarettes, only peeled Havanas for you [Chorus] I can be cruel I don't know why Why can't my balloon stay up In a perfectly windy sky I can be cruel I don't know why I don't know why [Verse 2] Dance with the Sufis Celebrate your top ten in the charts of pain Lover brother Bougainvillea My vine twists around your need Even the rain is sharp like today As you sh-sh-shock me sane No cigarettes, only peeled Havanas for you [Chorus] I can be cruel I don't know why Why can't my balloon stay up In a perfectly windy sky I can be cruel I don't know why I don't know why [Bridge] Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, right Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, yes Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, right Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah [Chorus] I can be cruel I don't know why Why can't my balloon stay up In a perfectly windy sky I can be cruel Don't know why Don't know why [Outro] Why, why Why, why