I Never Wrote Those Songs

My tape recorder
It must be lyin'
'Cause this I just can't believe
I hear a voice that's cryin'
That's not me

Wheel goes round
I hear a sound
It's comin' out all wrong
And I swear to you
I never wrote that song

I've been livin' in my own shell so long
The only place I ever feel at home

And oh, that music
I hate those lyrics
It stayed inside me so long
And I swear to you
I never wrote that song

But pardon me
I'm not lookin' for sympathy
Not sympathy
I'm just thinking out loud

The melody
It goes nowhere pointlessly
Silence please

I've been livin' in my own shell so long
The only place I ever feel at home

And oh, that music
I hate those lyrics
It stayed inside me so long
And I swear to you
I never