Well he looks at me with those innocent eyes,
And says it looks like you're wearing some kind of disguise,
Because your hair sticks up and your shoes are untied,
I hope that you got that shirt at half price.
And every word I say falls flat on the floor,
I try to tell a joke, he's heard it before,
And I don't think that I can take it no more,
He's driving me right out my front door.

Why do you do what you do to me baby?
Shaking my confidence, driving me crazy.
You know if I could I'd do anything for you,
Please don't ignore me cause you know I adore you.

Can't you just pretend to be nice?
Can you at least pretend to be nice?
If you could just pretend to be nice,
Then everything in my life would be all right.

And I try so hard just to figure him out,
But he won't tell me what he's been thinking about.
And then he falls asleep on the living room couch,
With his sunglasses on and his tongue hanging out.
Then he disappears for a week at a time,
And then he shows up, just like everything's fine.
I don't get what goes on in his mind,
But I'm tired of hearing the same stupid line.

Why do you do what you do to me baby?
Shaking my confidence, driving me crazy.
You know if I could, I'd do anything for you
Please don't ignore me cause you know I adore you.

Can't you just pretend to be nice?
Can you at least pretend to be nice?
If you could just pretend to be nice,
Then everything in my life would be all right.

Why do you do what you do to me baby?
Shaking my confidence, driving me crazy.
You know if I could, I'd do anything for you
I don't mean to bore you but you know I adore you.

Can't you just pretend to be nice?
Can you at least pretend to be nice?
If you could just pretend to be nice,
Then everything in my life would be all right.