Liz Phair (born Elizabeth Clark Phair on April 17, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Phair's entry into the music industry began when she met guitarist Chris Brokaw, a member of the band Come. Brokaw was visiting her San Francisco loft-mate Nora Maccoby when he heard Phair's songs, and encouraged her to record them. After moving back to Chicago, Phair began writing songs and recording homemade tapes under the name Girly Sound, and supported herself by selling her drawings on the streets of Chicago. She soon became apart of the alternative music scene in Chicago and became friends with Material Issue and Urge Overkill, two of Chicago's upstart bands to go national in the early 1990s, as well as Brad Wood and John Henderson, head of Feel Good All Over, an independent label in Chicago.
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Liz Phair

She said that its probably a bad place to be
But its probably worse than manhattan
Looks like shit and it feels like america
Looks like shit and it feels like america
Take the train right up to the zoo
Dont look back on what youve been through
Cause everyones got a monday
Looks like shit and it feels like america
Looks like shit and it feels like america
Its nice to be liked
But its better by far to get paid
I know that most of the friends that I have
Dont really see it that way
But if you could give em each one wish
How much do you want to bet
Theyd wish success for themselves and their friends
And that would include lots of money
I would surely include lots of money
So if there are any of you little green elves
Sitting out there today
Step right up wish me old irish luck
But I also need shitloads of money
And if there are any of you dirty rich old men
Sitting up there in the shade
Step right up Im a (? ) fuck
But Im gonna need shitloads of money
I have got to have shitloads of money
I have got to have shitloads of money
(backwards part-johnny sunshine, acoustic)
(new music and lyrics fade in)
You came over to my house
Didnt even knock you just walked inside
And when I didnt want to talk
You said, oh, god, I know all the bullshit
Dont be so in love with yourself (x3)
Cause Im not
Dont you know Im not
And I said, youve got a lot of nerve
Coming over here after all of the times that
Youve tried to pull the wool over my eyes
And my ears and nose and mouth
Dont be so in love with yourself (x3)
Cause Im not
Dont you know Im not
And I said, youve got a lot of nerve
After all, it wasnt me who left and now
Youre sleeping with that girl that you used
To say that you have always hated
Dont be so in love with yourself (x3)
Cause Im not
Dont you know Im not