I wanna be s-k-i-n-n-y S-k-i-n-n-y Oh yeah Say that I'm doin' it for myself, doin' it for my health, it's a lie Sometimes, I try on the jeans, oh-oh, when I was sixteen and I cry Oh, it's a shame I'm to blame and I hate that I'm not her size Oh, I complain 'bout the way I was made, and I don't know why I wanna be s-k-i-n-n-y Mm, mm, s-k-i-n-n-y Why? Strawberry shortcake, my twentieth birthday I'm starin' at my waist, I'm tapin' up my legs I've never been thinner, I've never been sicker I wanna feel better, I wanna be thicker I don't wanna be s-k-i-n-n-y Why? Why? S-k-i-n-n-y Mm, mm Why do I wanna be you and you wanna be me? Why are we so obsessed with bein' skinny?