| JAPANESE EXCHANGE STUDENT |
I might as well be a Japanese exchange student
Because people want to know me right when I show up
But then the thrill wears off, and then I'm alone
Until Beyonce rolls through town
And they think that I can call and score them a ticket
When I can't
Because I don't know her like you don't know me
It's a lonely world when it's all that you see
It doesn't matter if I got a good heart in me
This gets lonely
I might as well be a Japanese exchange student
Because people want to know me right when I show up
But then the thrill wears off, and then I'm alone
Until Paul McCartney rolls through town
And they think that I can get them in on the guest list
When I can't
Because I don't know him like you don't know me
It's a lonely thing when it's all that you see
It doesn't matter if I got a good heart in me
This gets lonely
Last year I got the cover
And my phone wouldn't stop ringing
They called more than my mother
And that is saying something
Well, lately it's been quiet
My phone just picks up dust calls
"It's all about who you know"
And not about if you really know anyone
So hey
Be nice to the Japanese exchange students
Because people want to know them right when they show up
You may have found yourself in a similar place
Where you found you looked around
And just saw loads of empty space
And you were thinking how you don't know them
Like they don't know you
And it's a lonely feeling after all that you do
Got a good heart, got a good soul
What must I do to prove it anymore?
I got friends in high and low places
And it's all the same to me
I love the Japanese
I love the Japanese
Those from Japan and over seas
I love the Japanese
Do you love the Japanese?
Those from Japan and overseas
Like me