The Offspring
Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
From the album Americana
You know it's kind of hardJust to get along today
Our subject isn't coolBut he fakes it anyway
He may not have a clueAnd he may not have style
But everything he lacks
Well he makes up in denial
So don't debate, a player straight
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
He's gonna play the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for you no way
So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you'll know you can always go on Ricki Lake
The world needs wannabe's
So do that brand new thing
He needs some cool tunes
Not just any will suffice
But they didn't have Ice Cube
So he bought Vanilla Ice
Now cruising in his Pinto, he sees homies as he pass
But if he looks twice
They're gonna kick his lily ass
Now he's getting a tattooHe's gettin' ink done
He asked for a '13', but they drew a '31'
Friends say he's trying too hard
And he's not quite hip
But in his own mind
He's the dopest trip
So don't debate, a player straight
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
He's gonna play the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for you no way
So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you'll know you can always go on Ricki Lake
The world needs wannabe's
The world loves wannabe's
So let's get some more wannabe's
And do that brand new thingSince i was young boy,
I always knew what i wanted to be
I never had a doubt in my mind,
I just believed..
When they told me I was dreaming
I swore that i'd prove them wrong
I don't care what i've got to do
To sing my song...
Well I know it ain't no easy ride
Nothing in life you get for free
I know what you've got to do to succeed
On and on, we wait so long
For the time that we can fly
Up so high to sing our song
On and on, it's the chance we take
To see our name in lights
It's a risk we'll have to make.
By now you've learned a thing or two
About the way life treats our soul.
It's unfair, but it's so real
So you gotta stand tall
Just when you think you got it down
And you're ready to sign that line
Well let me tell you, you still got a fare
And you need more time
On and on, it's all a game
On and on, and there's no one to blame
It's a fight and you'll get knocked down
But like a champ you gotta get back up
Cause you know that you're only chance comes once...
On and on we wait so long
For the time that we can fly
Up so high to sing our song
On and on, it's the chance we take
To see our name in lights
It's a risk we'll have to make.
We keep going on...
On and on and on and on...
-- Trixter