[Verse 1] Grungy girls and punk rock boys Can't be heard above the noise Awkward handshakes, bumps and hugs Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh It's not the way you thought it was [Chorus] I would rather hear you curse me out Then give me fake smiles And all that nervous laughter When you say what you hate Makes me feel kinda great You have authority [Verse 2] Taxi drivers sell their weed My Ani DiFranco scream Gold high tops with no socks on Go ahead and move along [Chorus] I would rather hear you curse me out Then give me fake smiles And all that nervous laughter When you say what you hate It makes me feel kinda great You have authority I would rather see you flip me off Then give me fake smiles And all that nervous laughter When you say what you hate Makes me feel kinda great It's beautiful to me [Verse 3] It's hard to be real with all the temptations All the flying daggers It's hard to be true when honesty k**s you Can anybody hear me? I'm begging darling oh Give me a chance to let you know It's hard to be true when honesty k**s you Can anybody hear me? [Chorus] I would rather hear you curse me out Then give me fake smiles And all that nervous laughter When you say what you hate It makes me feel kinda great You have authority I would rather see you flip me off Then give me fake smiles And all that nervous laughter When you say what you hate Makes me feel kinda great It's beautiful to me