Stephin Merritt - '85: Why I Am Not A Teenager lyrics

You work like a robot Making diddly-squat This is why I am not a teenager They all talk down to you Like they know what to do Are they trying to screw up your life? Since they already blew their own But when I grow up I'm going to run My own planetarium I'll make the shows All on my own The world will flock to see 'em All that money they've got They don't give you a jot This is why I am not a teenager When you never get paid And you never get laid And you're full of these stupid hormones And just then they come out with AIDS But when I grow up I'm going to be An underground film maker I'll have my own Backlot somewhere On my own half an acre So they piss on your dreams Then they muzzle your screams This is why I am not a teenager Making ice cream on trucks Shoveling horse products Washing dishes and making popcorn Toilets, oh the indignity! Piss on your dreams Muzzle your screams Why I am not a teenager Piss on your dreams Muzzle your screams Ahhh Piss on your dreams Muzzle your screams Why I am not a teenager Piss on your dreams Muzzle your screams Ahhh