Cover art for Whatever by Gnarls Barkley

Whatever

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Whatever Lyrics

[Intro]
Ooh, yeah

[Verse 1]
I don't have any friends at all
'Cause I have nothin' in common with y'all
So who's gonna catch me if I fall?
My back's always against the wall (Oh)
I don't have anything to say (Hey)
I want everything to go my way (Way)
Shut up, mom, it is not okay ('Kay)
I'm alone almost every day


[Chorus]
But it's cool (It's cool)
It could be better (Could be better)
I don't care (I don't care)
Ha, whatever (Whatever)
Whatever, man

[Hook]
La la la la, la la la
Whatever
La la la la, la la la
Whatever
La la la la, la la la
Whatever
La la la la, la la la
What
[Verse 2]
Talk to my counselor 'bout how I feel
Everyone agrees I could use some help
I love my girl more than I love myself
But she's going steady with someone else (Oh)

I don't know what else to do (Do)
Said fuck me? Well, fuck you, too (Too)
I know it sounds real sad but true (It's true)
Being alone is nothing new

[Chorus]
But it's cool (It's cool)
It could be better (Could be better)
I don't care (I don't care)
Ha, whatever (Whatever)
Whatever, bitch

[Hook]
La la la la, la la la
Whatever
La la la la, la la la
Whatever
La la la la, la la la
Whatever
La la la la, la la la
What

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Genius Annotation

Cee-Lo said to Rolling Stone, April 17, 2008:

That song is more about a season that many of us went through as kids. You know, outcasts, smoking in the boys' room. So it’s tongue-in-cheek, but it does stem from some truth.

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