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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five
Performer
Norwood Cheek
Norwood Cheek
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ben Folds
Ben Folds
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ben Folds
Ben Folds
Producer
Caleb Southern
Caleb Southern
Producer
Andy Wallace
Andy Wallace
Mixing Engineer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
September '75, I was forty-seven inches high
My mom said by Christmas I would have
A badass mother GI Joe
For your little minds to blow
I still got beat up after class
[Verse 2]
Yeah, now I'm big and important
One angry dwarf and
Two hundred solemn faces are you
If you really want to see me
Check the papers and the TV
Look who's tellin' who what to do
Kiss my ass goodbye
[Verse 3]
Don't give me that bullshit
You know who I am
I'm your nightmare, little man
Vic, you stole my lunch money, made me cry
Jane, remember second grade?
Said you couldn't stand my face
Rather than kiss me
You say you'd rather die
[Verse 4]
I'm big and important
One angry dwarf and
Two hundred solemn faces are you
If you really want to see me
Check the papers and the TV
Look who's tellin' who what to do
No, kiss my ass goodbye
[Verse 5]
You'll be sorry one day
Yes, you will, yes, you will
You shouldn't push me around
'Cause I will, yes I will
You will be sorry when I'm big
Yes, you will, yes, you will
You will be sorry, yeah
[Verse 6]
Now I'm big and important
One angry dwarf and
Two hundred solemn faces are you
If you really want to see me
Check the papers and the TV
No, look who's tellin' who what to do
Kiss my ass
[Verse 7]
Kiss my ass, kiss my ass goodbye, now
Kiss my ass, kiss my ass goodbye, now
[Verse 8]
Kiss my ass, kiss my ass goodbye, now
Kiss my ass, kiss my ass goodbye, now
[Verse 9]
September '75, I was forty-seven inches high
September '75, September '75
Written by: Ben Folds

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