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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alanis Morissette
Vocals
Glen Ballard
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alanis Morissette
Composer
Glen Ballard
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Glen Ballard
Producer
Chris Bellman
Mastering Engineer
Chris Fogel
Mixing Engineer
Ross Garfield
Drum Technician
Tina Wood
Guitar Technician
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I don't wanna be the filler if the void is solely yours
I don't wanna be your glass of single malt whiskey
Hidden in the bottom drawer and
I don't wanna be a bandage if the wound is not mine
Lend me some fresh air
[Verse 2]
I don't wanna be adored for what I merely represent to you
I don't wanna be your babysitter, you're a very big boy now
I don't wanna be your mother
I didn't carry you in my womb for nine months
Show me the back door
[Chorus]
Visiting hours are nine to five and if I show up at ten past six
Well, I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and
Oh, mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom
You see, it's too much to ask for, and I am not the doctor
[Verse 3]
I don't wanna be the sweeper of the eggshells that you walk upon and
I don't wanna be your other half I believe that one and one make two
I don't wanna be your food or the light from the fridge on your face at midnight
Hey, what are you hungry for?
I don't wanna be the glue that holds your pieces together
I don't wanna be your idol, see, this pedestal is high, and I'm afraid of heights
I don't wanna be lived through a vicarious occasion
Please open the window
[Chorus]
Visiting hours are nine to five and if I show up at ten past six
Well, I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and
Oh, mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom
You see, it's too much to ask for, and I am not the doctor
[Verse 4]
I don't wanna live on someday when my motto is last week and
I don't wanna be responsible for your fractured heart and its wounded beat and
I don't wanna be a substitute for the smoke you've been inhalin'
Well, what do you thank me
What do you thank me for?
[Chorus]
Visiting hours are nine to five and if I show up at ten past six
Well, I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and
Oh, mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom
You see, it's too much to ask for, and I am not the doctor
Written by: Alanis Morissette, Glen Ballard