You Can’t Win Lyrics

[Verse 1]
If you go, they'll say you're following
If you don't, then you're too good for them
If you smile, you must be ignorant
If you don't, what's your problem?
If you're down, so ungrateful
And if you're happy, why so selfish?
And, you can't win, no
You can't win, no

[Chorus]
The one who doesn't quite fit in
Underdressed under your skin, oh
A walking disaster
Every time you try to fly, you end up falling out of line, oh
You can't, you can't win, no

[Verse 2]
If you're thin, poor little walking disease
If you're not, they're all screaming obese
If you're straight, why aren't you married yet?
If you're gay, why aren't you wavin' a flag?
If it's wrong, you're nailing it
If it's right, you always miss
You can't win, no
You can't win, no
[Chorus]
The one who doesn't quite fit in
Underdressed under your skin, oh
A walking disaster
Every time you try to fly, you end up falling out of line, oh
You can't, you can't win, no

[Bridge]
And you try, you try so hard
But it's wearing on your heart
And you play, you play the game
But you pay, you pay for it
You can't win, no
You can't win no

[Verse 3]
If you speak, you'll only piss 'em off
If you don't, you're another robot
If you stop, they'll just say you quit
If you don't, you might lose your shh
You can't win, no
You can't win, no
You can't win, no

[Chorus]
The one who doesn't quite fit in
Underdressed under your skin, oh
A walking disaster
Every time you try to fly, you end up falling out of line, oh
You can't, you can't win, no (Can't win)
The one who doesn't quite fit in
Underdressed under your skin, oh
A walking disaster (If you won't)
Every time you try to fly, you end up falling out of line, oh
You can't, you can't win, no (You know you won't)
You can't, you can't win
You can't, you can't win
Oh, you're not...

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“You Can’t Win” explains the pressures of society -
especially one heavily reliant on social media – and how everybody has an opinion on what they think is the right way to act or look. But Kelly has realised that no matter what you do to please people, there will still be those who criticise and try to tear you down.

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Release Date
October 21, 2011
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