Why Can't You Be lyrics

Are you frightened by the weight you possess
Or is this lie just weightlessness, and
Smoggy twilight in L.A.
I cant think of one real thing to say
And you and me are walking in the canyons
She forgets that we were friends
I guess it all depends on your mood
Why cant these meds be any damn good

And she said,
Why cant you be like my water pick shower massager
A sweet reliable machine
And to tell the truth I dont feel less alone
My water massagers the purest love Ive ever known
Why cant you be, like when I was thirteen

He said
Why cant you be
Like an art house foreign movie
Frank and sexy, red balloons and ennui
And aloof to me and
Why cant you be, a little more of a mystery

Why cant you be
The part of me thats missing
Instead of leaving me for some other
Say were perfect for each other
And I know we wont spend this life
Alone

She said,
Why cant you be
Like an out sourced government contract
Im a fat cat getting away with anything
Kicking some secret special powers
Illumination rounds in showers

Cause your tearing our hair out
When we could have a bed of flowers
And I said,
Why cant you be
Like the chicks out on the road
Some girls are happy just to see me

Cause you got moxie and a broken nose
You take em away from this prose
Sometimes a blow jobs not enough
Why cant you play
A little less rough

Why can't you be, the part of me that's missing
Instead of leaving me for some other,
say we're perfect for each other,
and I know we won't go spend this life, alone.

Can we, just leave it be
We could live our lives
Separately
Could you forget
What happens to you, to you and me
When were dead
And well be dead
Well have eternity
And I will spend it all
Missing you, missing you and me
So while Im alive
I will always be
Seeking you out, diggin' you out, wondering about
Howd we go so far down
And whats wrong with you, what's wrong with you and me

Why cant you be, someone looking a little deeper into me
Like J.D. Salinger,
Why do I challenge her
In all the surface ways that you displease
Why cant you be a little more at ease, well

Why cant you be, like a hand rolled cigarette
Im not joking
This masochistic, self-pity of smoking
And this silly ditty I keep provoking you
To leave me

And she said,
Why cant you be like a candle I can snuff
Youre still a diamond in the rough
And I swear to god Ive had enough
How can I
Call your bluff