Can I ask your permission To be someone else today To say what I want to say In a different sort of way Can I ask your permission To be the perfect wife To have the perfect life Just maybe not today Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh I got that feeling I’ve been here before Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Will you remind me what I came here for? Can I ask your permission To turn and walk away Without caring what they say And let the drama play Can I ask your permission to be a kinder soul To play the gender role Just maybe not today Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh I got that feeling I’ve done this before Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Will you remind me what I came here for? Some days I don’t care I just wanna shut my mouth Just wanna take them out Some nights I think twice I don’t wanna be myself Just go somewhere else Some days I don’t care I just wanna shut my mouth Just wanna take ‘em out Some night I think twice I don’t wanna be myself Just be someone else