I'm a pixie, I'm a paper doll, I'm a cartoon

I'm a chipper, cheerful free-for-all and I light up a room

I'm the color me happy girl, Miss Live and Let Live

And when they're out for blood I'll always give

The man behind the counter looks like he's got

A half a dozen places he'd rather be

Furthermore it looks like he's prepared to take it all out on me

Now buddy I don't really care what your problem is

Just don't make it mine

Come on kids, let's all hold hands

And pretend we're having a good time

Maybe you don't like your job

Maybe you didn't get enough sleep

Well nobody likes their job

Nobody got enough sleep

Maybe you just had the worst day of your life

You know there's no escape, there's no excuse

So just suck up, suck up and be nice

Be nice, be nice, be nice

Be nice, be nice, be nice

Be nice

All the privileged white kids on TV playing at death

Brandishing their cold cuts with their

Ghostly makeup and their heroin breath

And all the little fishes are flapping wildly on their hooks

While all the top critics find great meaning in the telephone book

And the little emperor, he has no clothes so he can't come out to play

And besides which life is suffering and he likes it that way

And the little guy is not so friendly

Boy, you know life has been cruel

So wipe that smile off your face baby and try to be cool

Maybe you don't like your job

Maybe you didn't get enough sleep

Well nobody likes their job

Nobody got enough sleep

Maybe you just had the worst day of your life

You know there's no escape, there's no excuse

So just suck up and be nice

Be nice, be nice, be nice

Be nice, be nice, be nice

Be nice

I would like to perfect the art of being studiously aloof

Like life is just a boring chore and I'm living proof

I could join forces with an army of ornery hipsters

But I guess I'd be out of a job, so I guess that's out of the picture

'Cause I'm a pixie, I'm a paper doll, I'm a cartoon

I'm a chipper, cheerful free-for-all and I light up a room

I'm the color me happy girl, Miss Live and Let Live

And when they're out for blood I'll always give