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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ben Folds
Performer
Ben Grosse
Programming
Richard Fortus
Guitar
Cameron Webb
Programming
Blumpy
Programming
John Vitale
Programming
Andrew R. Wallace
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ben Folds
Composer
John Mark Painter
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ben Folds
Producer
Ben Grosse
Mixing Engineer
Cameron Webb
Engineer
Rick Behrens
Assistant Engineer
Aaron Lepley
Assistant Engineer
Chuck Bailey
Assistant Engineer
Justin Pynes
Assistant Engineer
Uly Noriega
Assistant Engineer
Dale Lawtone
Assistant Engineer
Blumpy
Recording Engineer
Andrew R. Wallace
Recording Engineer
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Andy Wallace
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Lemme tell y'all what it's like
Being male, middle-class, and white
It's a bitch, if you don't believe
Listen up to my new CD, sham-on
[Verse 2]
I got shit running through my brain
It's so intense that I can't explain
All alone in my white-boy pain
Shake your booty while the band complains
[Verse 3]
I'm rockin' the suburbs, just like Michael Jackson did
I'm rockin' the suburbs, except that he was talented
I'm rockin' the suburbs, I take the checks and face the facts
That some producer with computers fixes all my shitty tracks
[Verse 4]
I'm pissed off but I'm too polite
When people break in the McDonald's line
Mom and dad, you made me so uptight
Gonna cuss on the mic tonight
[Verse 5]
I don't know how much I can take
Girl, gimmie something I can break
[Verse 6]
I'm rockin' the suburbs, just like Quiet Riot did
I'm rockin' the suburbs, except that they were talented
I'm rockin' the suburbs, I take the checks and face the facts
That some producer with computers fixes all my shitty tracks
[Verse 7]
In a haze these days, I pull up to the stoplight
I can feel that something's not right
I can feel that someone's blasting me with hate
And bass, sending dirty vibes my way
'Cause my great, great, great, great granddad
Made someone's great, great, great, great granddaddies slaves
It wasn't my idea, it wasn't my idea, never was my idea
I just drove to the store for some Preparation-H
[Verse 8]
Y'all don't know what it's like
Being male, middle-class, and white
Y'all don't know what it's like
Being male, middle-class, and white
Y'all don't know what it's like
Being male, middle-class, and white
Y'all don't know what it's like
Being male, middle-class, and white
[Verse 9]
It gets me real pissed off, it makes me wanna say
It gets me real pissed off, and it makes me wanna say
It gets me real pissed off, and it makes me wanna say
FUCK
[Verse 10]
(Just like Jon Bon Jovi did)
I'm rockin' the suburbs, except that he was talented
I'm rockin' the suburbs, I take the checks and face the facts
That some producer with computers fixes all my shitty tracks
[Verse 11]
These days, yeah, yeah
I'm rockin' the suburbs, yeah, yeah
I'm rockin' the suburbs, yeah, yeah
[Verse 12]
(You better look out because I'm gonna say, fuck)
(You better look out because I'm gonna say, fuck)
Written by: Ben Folds