like I don't belong,
completely out of place,
like I'm from some other planet
Or another time and space
Everybody in the world's
in on the joke
Except for me I'm a stranger to myself
and even to my family
I must be from another land
somewhere far beyond the sea
It ain't nothin' like New Jersey
But not unlike Tennessee
Where am I from?
Where should I be?
My purpose in this life
is still a mystery to me
Why am I here?
I sure don't know
If I knew where I was meant to be,
that's right where I would go
If women are from Venus,
I must be the man from Mars
The alien, no, not the one who
makes those candy bars
My baby she done left me
and I could not tell you why
Unless of course you thought
that it was time to say goodbye
I hope it won't be long
until I've figured out my fate
Should I stay or should I go?
I just can't seem to get it straight
Where am I from?
Where should I be?
My purpose in this life
is still a mys tery to me
Why am I here?
I should don't know
If I knew where I was meant to be,
that's right where I would go
There's got to be some reason,
got to be some rhyme
Some purpose and some meaning
for this crazy life of mine
I wanna jump into a fastback car
and drive till I don't care
Just to leave behind this feeling
that I don't belong nowhere
Tell me what I has in common
with the petty bourgeoisie
Tell me that I'm not some
in terplanetary rescue team
Please tell me that you love me,
that we stand on common ground
Please let me know somehow
that I should even be around
Where am I from?
Where should I be?
My purpose in this life
is still a mys tery to me
Why am I here? I sure don't know
If I knew what I was meant to be,
that's right where I would go
Where am I from?
Where should I be?
My purpose in this life
is still a mystery to me.
Why am I here?
I should don't know.
If I knew where I was meant to be,
that's right where I would go.