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Call Me Names

Call Me Names lyrics by The Specials. How can you be so horrible? The things you say are terrible You make me feel ashamed When you call me names How come you...

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Call Me Names

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How can you be so horrible?

The things you say are terrible

You make me feel ashamed

When you call me names

How come you think it's wise

To tell those wicked lies

You play such silly games

When you call me names

Stones and sticks don't hurt like bricks

No skin off my nose

I'll take the flack and hand it back

It's just the way that it goes

You dish the dirt but names don't hurt

You never break my bones

I'll grit my teeth but underneath

It' only sticks and stones

You think you win a prize

To cut me down to size

You make outrageous claims

When you call me names

Stones and sticks don't hurt like bricks

No skin off my nose

I'll take the flack and hand it back

It's just the way that it goes

You dish the dirt but names don't hurt

You never break my bones

I'll grit my teeth but underneath

It' only sticks and stones

How can you say those things

When they aim to sting

It always sounds the same

When you call me names

Stones and sticks don't hurt like bricks

No skin off my nose

I'll take the flack and hand it back

It's just the way that it goes

You dish the dirt but names don't hurt

You never break my bones

I'll grit my teeth but underneath

It' only sticks and stones

You never say what you mean

You never mean what you say

You never say what you mean

You never mean what you say

You never say what you mean

When you call me names

When you call me names

When you call me names

When you call me names

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