Lyrics Standing on the Outside Looking In - Conor Oberst

Standing on the Outside Looking In

Standing on the outside looking in
Don’t feel any different, it’s the way it’s always been
In a world of headless well-dressed mannequins
You’re always standing on the outside looking in
I remember when you taught me how to beg
In the roadside motel bathtub
I watched you shave your legs
We swore that we would take this to our graves
I remember when you taught me how to beg
You said only I could make you happy
But I’m not gonna tell you how
I don’t want this to last forever
Only now, only now
There’s a place she longs to be she’ll never go
Took a picture out the window with the camera on her phone
Got off one more time then put back on her clothes
There’s a place she longs to be she’ll never go
Now I’m standing on the outside looking in
On a world of paper tigers and imaginary friends
It’s a shame I can’t be bothered to pretend
When I’m standing at the outside looking in
I told you how I planned on dying
But you know I always joke around
I’m up for never saying never
At least for now, at least for now
'Cause I could never make you happy
But I know just how to calm you down
We don’t have to see the future
Only now, only now