Let's keep it simple, babe Don't make it complicated Don't tell me to be glad when I'm sad I really hate thatI try not to be bad He's interested, he's holding me back If I could be more like you, I would But I can't, and I'm glad about thatWhat if someone had asked Picasso not to be sad? Never known who he was or the man he'd become There would be no blue periodLet me run with the wolves Let me do what I do Let me show you how sadness can turn into happiness I can turn blue into somethingBeautiful, beautiful Beautiful like you Beautiful, beautiful Beautiful like youLet's keep it simple, babe We can't afford to change it Don't turn me into something I'm not There's no way to sustain itI try not to hold back It seems, either way, it makes you mad So I'll be who I'll be, if you think that that's cool Then I'll take you backWhat if someone had asked Picasso not to be sad? Never known who he was or the man he'd become There would be no blue periodLet me run with the wolves Let me do what I do Let me show you how sadness can turn into happiness I can turn blue into somethingBeautiful, beautiful Beautiful like you Beautiful, beautiful Beautiful like youBeautiful, beautiful Beautiful like you Beautiful, beautiful Beautiful like you
