Why Can't I Be Him?
| "Why Can't I Be Him?" | |
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| Album track by Shufflepuck | |
| from the album Album | |
| Released | August 27, 1996 and August 8, 2024 |
| Recorded | The Record Plant, 4th Street Recording and A&M Studios Mixed at The Record Plant Mastered at Precision Mastering. |
| Length | 4:12 |
| Label | Interscope Records (original release)
Mos Eisley Music (proper release) |
| Songwriter(s) | Adam Orth |
| Producer(s) | Jim Wirt |
| Status | Released |
| Album track listing | |
10 tracks | |
| Alternate cover | |
 Original cover | |
"Why Can't I Be Him?" (originally rendered sans question mark, "Why Can't I Be Him") is the ninth track on Shufflepuck's debut album.
Overview
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Personnel
- Adam Orth - Vocals, guitar
- Justin Fisher - Guitar, vocals
- Ed Alexander - Bass
- Keith Fallis - Drums
- Jim Wirt - Producer
Audio
Lyrics
It's 3am
And I'm all alone
Waiting by the phone
Fooling myself
And just wasting time
Wishing you were mine
And I'm mad at the world
'Cause you went away
Left me here to stay
And it's breaking my heart
That somebody new
Gets to be with you
Why can't I be him?
And be with you instead
To have and to hold, girl
I'll keep you from the cold
Oh, why can't I be him?
Hanging around
Just outside his door
On the 14th floor
Pathetic and weird
It's a crying shame
I've become this way
And I'm mad at the world
'Cause I've been replaced
With no time to waste
And it's breaking my heart
That somebody new
Now is next to you
Oh, why can't I be him?
And be with you again
Why can't I be him?
And be with you instead
To have and to hold, girl
I'll keep you from the cold
Oh, why can't I be him?
(No, no)
Why can't I be him?
And be with you again
Why can't I be him?
And be with you instead
To have and to hold, girl
I'll keep you from the cold
Oh, why can't I be him?
Why can't I be him?
And be with you again
Why can't I be him?
And be with you instead
To have and to hold, girl
I'll keep you from the cold
Oh, why can't I be him?