Name: Settle For Me
Duration: P00H02M02S
Description: I think Settle for Me is a pretty funny song. Basically its an "I may not be the best but I'm good enough, you could do way worse" sort of song. Certainly not a very positive self-image shown, but I think the songwriting was pretty clever. There's only a few songs that I look at and think that I was pretty clever. This is one of those songs. - Ken

Settle For Me

from Girl Crazy by The Chick Magnets

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I think Settle for Me is a pretty funny song. Basically its an "I may not be the best but I'm good enough, you could do way worse" sort of song. Certainly not a very positive self-image shown, but I think the songwriting was pretty clever. There's only a few songs that I look at and think that I was pretty clever. This is one of those songs. - Ken

lyrics

If you're tired of being alone
Its a feeling I've often know
I've never been accused of being a ladies man

So if you ever lose your common sense
Why don't you give me a chance
And I'll give you the best that I can

If you have to settle settle for me
I'm the best of the second best can't you see
If you lower your standards a bit we could be so happy
So if you have to settle settle for me

I know I'm not the greatest guy
I don't know why I even try
I guess that I've not nothing left to lose

I know that you've been biding your time'
And I have just been wasting mine
So maybe I'm a guy you could choose

If you have to settle settle for me
I'm the best of the second best can't you see
If you lower your standards a bit we could be so happy
So if you have to settle settle for me

Well I'm not the best but I'm not the worst
I know I'm not who you would have chose first
But think of how much worse that you could do
I know my mediocrity is not your ideal fantasy
But if you say that you'll love me
Then I will love you too

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from Girl Crazy, released June 1, 2001

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The Chick Magnets Vancouver, British Columbia

The Chick Magnets played from 1997 until 2002 (dates approx). Ken Insipid played Bass, Lucas Spinoff on Guitar, and the famous Mr. Plow on drums. The music was pop punk, like Buddy Holly meets the Ramones. Fun stuff: the melodies will get stuck in your head and the beat will get your toe a tappin.

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