Pathetic Lyrics

[Verse 1: Mark Hoppus + Tom DeLonge]
I know I'm pathetic, I knew when she said it
A loser, a bum's what she called me when I drove her home
There's no more waiting and sure no more wasting
I've done all I can but she still wants to be left alone

[Pre-Chorus: Mark Hoppus + Tom DeLonge]
You got, you got, you got to help me out
And I'll try not to argue
No one, no one, no one likes a dropout
Mistakes are hard to undo

[Chorus: Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, (Both)]
Don't pull me down, this is where I belong
I think I'm different, but I'm the same and I'm wrong
Don't pull me down, this is where I belong
I think I'm different
(This is where I belong)

[Verse 2: Mark Hoppus + Tom DeLonge]
I think it's disgusting, believing and trusting
If I gave a fuck there would be nothing for me to prove
Although it's amusing, it's slightly confusing
I've done all I can but her ego is still hard to move

[Pre-Chorus: Mark Hoppus + Tom DeLonge]
You got, you got, you got to help me out
And I'll try not to argue
No one, no one, no one likes a dropout
Mistakes are hard to undo
[Chorus: Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, (Both)]
Don't pull me down, this is where I belong
I think I'm different, but I'm the same and I'm wrong
Don't pull me down, this is where I belong
I think I'm different
(But this is where I belong)

[Outro: Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, (Both)]
Don't pull me down, this is where I belong
I think I'm different
(This is where I belong)

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“Pathetic” is the first track on blink-182’s second studio album Dude Ranch.
The song’s lyrics describe how the band members are romantically inept and, simply put, pathetic. But even though they recognize how big of losers they are, they really couldn’t care less.

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