Girl don't like the mixture in me, the liquid in me, the fiction it frees The liquor in me, the Mc' in me, the fried out lights for eyes she sees Girl don't like the distance in me, the danger in me the sickness in me The stranger in me, the quickness in me, the shiftlessness and shift in me From a boy in dreams, to a man in the arms, of a woman that's become another line in a song To a holiday k**in', prescription fillin', semi-part-time gospel spillin' Clubfoot boyfriend landlord villain, make you love me when you're not willin' But stay with me anyway I'm a brand new believer I went to the tomb without you, and they wouldn't receive me no no no no they wouldn't receive me Girl don't like the greed in me, the speed in me, her need for me The weed in me, the dealer in me, the schemer in me, the dreamer in me I was never one of these school yard playground point guard crossover levitatin' head fakin' myth makin' long range shot takin' pain k**er high, got me in the parking lot Girl don't like the fader in me, the invader in me, the penetrator in me The not quite fader awayer in me, the I will see you later in me But stay with me anyway, I'm a brand new believer I went to the tomb without you, and they wouldn't receive me No no no no, they wouldn't receive me no no no no They wouldn't receive me Where were you when the wheels fell off in Birmingham Where were you when I shed my skin in vain Where were you when we slid right off the motorway Maybe you stepped away took a vacation day You said a day with me is a night you've wasted Where were you? Where were you? Where were you?