Written by: Doug Scharley
Lyrics © D. R. Scharley Consulting Inc.


I'm like a fighter
Who's moved up a class
But at the bell
I'm sitting on my ass
It's just my style
To punch above my weight
And for a while
It's always going great

But then the walls
They come crashing down
And the pitfalls
Well I'm about to drown
It's the reveal
That always does me in
Over my head
And I never win

(Chorus)
I've been elected
To the hall of pain
I've been rejected
And all I feel is shame
I'm disconnected
Now it's all the same
I'm not protected
But I can't complain
Can't complain
Yeah I can't complain


I get excited
For every special peach
And I forget
That they're beyond my reach
I dive right in
Smitten by the intrigue
Neglecting that
They are outta my league

There's no retreat
Once I've come this far
I'm incomplete
But I walk like a czar
Full confidence
To the bitter end
I just pay out
Like a dividend

(Chorus)
I've been elected
To the hall of pain
I've been rejected
And all I feel is shame
I'm disconnected
Now it's all the same
I'm not protected
But I can't complain
Can't complain
Yeah I can't complain


I'm like a fighter
Who's moved up a class
But at the bell
I'm sitting on my ass
It's just my style
To punch above my weight
And for a while
It's always going great

But then the walls
They come crashing down
And the pitfalls
Well I'm about to drown
It's the reveal
That always does me in
Over my head
And I never win

(Chorus)
I've been elected
To the hall of pain
I've been rejected
And all I feel is shame
I'm disconnected
Now it's all the same
I'm not protected
But I can't complain
Can't complain
Yeah I can't complain


I get excited
For every special peach
And I forget
That they're beyond my reach
I dive right in
Smitten by the intrigue
Neglecting that
They are outta my league

There's no retreat
Once I've come this far
I'm incomplete
But I walk like a czar
Full confidence
To the bitter end
I just pay out
Like a dividend

(Chorus)
I've been elected
To the hall of pain
I've been rejected
And all I feel is shame
I'm disconnected
Now it's all the same
I'm not protected
But I can't complain
Can't complain
Yeah I can't complain

I've been elected
To the hall of pain
I've been rejected
And all I feel is shame
I'm disconnected
Now it's all the same
I'm not protected
But I can't complain
Can't complain
Yeah I can't complain









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