Well he looks at me with those innocent eyes

And says it looks like you're wearing some kind of disguise

Cuz your hair sticks up

Your shoes are untied

And I hope that you got that shirt at half price

And every word I say falls flat on the floor

I try to tell a joke he's heard it before

And I don't think that I can take it no more

He’s driving me right out my front door



Why do you do what you do to me baby?

Shaking my confidence

Driving me crazy

You know if I could I’d do anything for you

Please don't ignore me coz you know I adore you



Can’t you just pretend to be nice?

If you at least pretend to be nice

If you could just pretend to be nice

Everything in my life would be all right.



And I try so hard just to figure him out

But if you tell me what he's been thinking about

And then he falls asleep on the living room couch

With his sunglasses on and his tongue hanging out

And then he disappears a week at a time

And then shows up just like everything's fine

I don't get what goes on in his mind

I’m tired of hearing the same stupid lines



Why do you do what you do to me baby?

Shaking my confidence

Driving me crazy

You know if I could I’d do anything for you

Please don't ignore me coz you know I adore you



Can’t you just pretend to be nice?

If you at least pretend to be nice

If you could just pretend to be nice

Everything in my life would be all right.



Why do you do what you do to me baby?

Shaking my confidence

Driving me crazy

You know if I could I’d do anything for you

Don’t mean to bore you coz you know I adore you



Can’t you just pretend to be nice?

If you at least pretend to be nice

If you could just pretend to be nice

Everything in my life would be all right.



Can’t you just pretend to be nice?

If you at least pretend to be nice

If you could just pretend to be nice

Everything in my life would be all right