you don't need a girl like me i got bruises you can't see and when the lights go out i won't be around you don't need a girl like me you can't have a heart like mine but you can hold it for awhile when the lights go out i won't be around you can't have a heart like mine there's a rule that goes unwritten and i break it from time to time if you're a fool enough to listen then i'm fool enough to lie that's the kind of girl i am i take off before i land and even though you think you can you can't change the way i am cause the rule remains unwritten i still break it from time to time if you're fool enough to listen then i'm fool enough to lie you can't change the way i am you don't need a girl like me