Ugly on the Inside (2023 Remaster)

from Rear and Present Danger: 10 Years of Hits and Misses by The Rear Admirals

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Cast a look in my direction, then keep on walking by
I don't blame you
Ugly on the inside

Just a glance at the cover will tell what the pages hide
Sound judgment
I'm ugly on the inside

Beneath the wretched surface
Lies a heart that's beating so imperfectly
Terrible truth
I'm ugly on the inside too

Everyone saw straight through me but you can't, could you be so blind?
Here's hoping
Ugly on the inside

And I just don't trust myself--well I know just what I'm like
I don't like it
Ugly on the inside

Beneath the wretched surface
Lies a heart that's beating so imperfectly
Terrible truth
I'm ugly on the inside too

This drink inside me burns like a man destroying evidence
It's the only thing I can feel anymore
Last night I spent all my money trying to get so drunk I'd think somebody loved me
And I just wound up at your door

But loving me would be suicidal, and you're much too young to die
I don't blame you
Ugly on the inside

So cast a look in my direction and close the door on the Autumn night
I don't blame you
Ugly on the inside

Beneath the wretched surface
Lies a heart that's beating so imperfectly
Terrible truth
I'm ugly on the inside too

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from Rear and Present Danger: 10 Years of Hits and Misses, released November 12, 2023
Music and lyrics by Alex Gates.

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