Song Description

A little kid grows up to outshine the people who hassled him, but it's a bitter victory...(yet, somehow, fun to dance to!)

Lyrics

I Outdid You (Music and Lyrics (C) Chris Orbach)

Back when we were kids and the world was to be yours
You made sure we all knew it
Changing the game with your 20 dollar words
You?d grease the rails and ease right through it
But I went to work on every trick I learned from you
Got a few of my own in this beat-up case
Making some news on channel 20, too
But I?d rather see the look come cross your face
When you realize?

I outdid you
I outdid you
Got the prize, who cares about the mess
I outdid you
I outdid you
And it was worth the work, I guess

You used to come by and make the place your own
You?d eat my food and call me names
Now I?m sitting so high my cover could be blown
The day that I run out of folks to blame
But all the same?

I outdid you
I outdid you
Look around, I?m everywhere
I outdid you
I outdid you
I wonder if you care

No one has to know that I?m just a paper tiger
Living in a condo built on bullshit and sand
No one has to know about the shame and self-deception
That I?ve eaten just to make my final stand?god damn?

But I outdid you
I outdid you
Made some moves and I stumbled out as king
I outdid you
I outdid you
Yeah yeah yeah yeah?.
?And it hasn?t changed a thing