Compromise Lyrics - How To Ruin Everything - Face To Face

You looked around but it wasn't there 

You can't ignore the voice of reason 

"You can't be what you want, so you better be what you are" 

You fought your way to an inch of freedom 

You did your best and they didn't care 

You've had your share and you have your reasons 

"You can't be what you want, so you better be what you are" 

So we begin our story 

Beleaguered and taken down 

Everybody wants a piece of what's going on 

Afraid you'll become dull and boring 

In a suit that doesn't fit 

Everybody wants a piece of what's going on 

You can't mean what you said 

You're not sorry for a word of it 

Everybody wants to get ahead 

Now it's not too late to say you're sorry 

You're alright 

The Compromise 

You've backed yourself into a corner 

You looked around and it wasn't there 

You're such a sucker for superstition 

You can't be what you are 

So you better be what you want