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After my Dad said “You could have a hit if you record that song better”, I re-did an old number called “The ‘Why Am I Here?’ Song”. Obviously its shadow has still never darkened the Billboard charts, seeing as Love and Marine Biology sank like a stone on its release.

Sometimes I feel like I’m in some kind of movie.
I control so little in my life I might as well be.
This acting business isn’t what I was expecting.
I guess, given the choice, I’d rather be directing.

I don’t like my character and I don’t like the plot.
I can’t tell if my performance is believable or not.
Sometimes I feel like just a puppet on a string,
bowing and scraping because you find it amusing.

There must be some way out of my contract.
There must be some way of getting my life back.
There must be some way of just walking off the set,
but I’m still here. I haven’t found it yet.

There must be some way out of getting out of my contract.
I’ve made a big mistake and I’d like to buy my soul back.
There must be some way of just walking off the set,
but I’m still here. I haven’t found it yet.
I’m still here. I haven’t found it yet.