I see you comin’, like you have before, With a wink and a jerk, Those pearly whites might fool them all, But this old fool has learned, Between the jokes, the offhand remarks Your rotten tongue will spew… Residue

I used to hang on to your every word, Picked up what you were tossin’ out, I let you tell me how much I was worth, You didn’t give me much to count, You left no careless thought unsaid, It was nothing to you, that… Residue

You could have built me up, instead of cut me down, Instead of letting insults fall out of your mouth!

Yeah, I see you comin’, you can’t hurt me now, I’ve built up my defense, I’ve gotten older and I’ve figured out, I don’t have to pass your test, It’s taken years to uncover myself Years trying to remove, your … Residue Your residue