(You got a quarter for your phone?) I'm jaded, and you're beautiful I'm deluded, and I'm envious of you You're carin' that I'm hurtin' But I'm laughin' 'cause I'm lyin' And you believe what I say to be true This is the way God made me No self-reliance, no social sk**s You're confident and you express yourself so well Your learned degrees upon your wall I'm jealous, no invitations to the ball This is the way God made me This is the way God made me No self-esteem, you're picture-perfect You walk about so contented, the trees call out your name You're clean and I'm so ignorant I'm basic and I'm jaded and my excuses are so lame This is the way God made me This is the way (this is the way) God made me (I think this is just the way I'm meant to be, yeah) This is the way God made me (Well there's no excuse it's just the way God made me) This is the way (hey, yeah) God made me It's just the way I am It's just the way I am It's just the way I am