I'm not the popular one who can get around the rules
Who has the older brother telling him what is and what ain't cool to do
And who makes a point of making sure that everybody knows that

Well now the kids are cruel, they laugh and mock and tease me
And the other ones with independent minds
As long as we don't fit their image - oh, their precious image

Oh, Annie, these are the things that happened to me
I've been alone for most of my life, but now I am free

Well now confusion is the prince of hesitation
And I am a lonely master practicing that art
But then the confidence sets in - the games can begin

Now there are things that make me crazy and things that make me sane
And things that leave me questioning what other things remain
I've gotta change with the direction that I'm feeling deep inside
I gotta stop with my excuses and then stop wondering why

Every now and then I think I've got a chance
Every now and then you lead me on
So lost without a map, without experience in romance
So, can I have this dance with you?