A Self Made Man Lyrics - Singles - David Byrne

We're living in a dump 

Trying to figure out what sex we are 

Exchanging chromosomes 

Trying to bargain for a better future 

Well I'll trade you my potential mental illness 

For your bad teeth 

How 'bout trading your sexy body for a full head of hair 

Well we can't predict the future 

But we're trying to do the best that we can 

My cards are on the table 

I'm gambling everything that I am 

And some of us are hoping 

To end up with a perfect life 

I'll trade you everything that I got 

For the chance to be someone else 

But what you see is what you get 

And what you give is what you choose 

And what I am 

What you see 

Is exactly what I chose to be 

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Now we got a black market 

Black market in designer genes 

Most beautiful, most intelligent criminals you've ever seen 

Now you're paying top dollar 

For what you used to get for free 

They'll stun you with their looks 

And charm you with effortless ease 

They've taken everything from you 

The way you walk 

The way you smile 

The sound of your voice 

Don't even know who you are 

Who are you now? 

Who are you now? 

I'm a self made man, I'm a self-made man 

I'm a self-made man (I got nothing left to give) 

I'm a self-made man (I got nothing left to lose) 

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On down the hallway 

The freaks are waiting for you 

Somebody calls me 

The freaks are waiting for you 

And the clown will laugh in your face 

Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho 

The clown will laugh in your face 

Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho 

The clown will laugh in your face