SHAKIRA - DON'T BOTHER
She's Got The Kind Of Look That Defies Gravity
She's The Greatest Cook
And She's Fat Free
She's Been To Private School
And She Speaks Perfect French
She's Got The Perfect Friends
Oh Isn't She Cool
She Practices Tai Chi
She'd Never Lose Her Nerve
She's More Than You Deserve
She's Just Far Better Than Me
Hey, Hey
So Don't Bother
I Won't Die Of Deception
I Promise You Won't Ever See Me Cry
Don't Feel Sorry
And Don't Bother
I'll Be Fine
But She's Waiting
The Ring You Gave To Her Will Lose It's Shine
So Don't Bother, Be Unkind
I'm Sure She Doesn't Know
How To Touch You Like I Would
I Beat Her At That One Good
Don't You Think So?
She's Almost Six Feet Tall
She Must Think I'm A Flea
I'm Really A Cat You See
And It's Not My Last Life At All
Hey, Hey
So Don't Bother
I Won't Die Of Deception
I Promise You Won't Ever See Me Cry
Don't Feel Sorry
Don't Bother
I'll Be Fine
But She's Waiting
The Ring You Gave To Her Will Lose It's Shine
So Don't Bother, Be Unkind
For You, I'd Give Up All I Own
And Move To A Communist Country
If You Came With Me, Of Course
And I'f File My Nails So They Don't Hurt You
And Lose Those Pounds And Learn Football
If It Made You Stay, But You Won't, But You Won't
So Don't Bother
I'll Be Fine, I'll Be Fine, I'll Be Fine, I'll Be Fine
Promise You Won't Ever See Me Cry
And After All I'm Glad That I'm Not Your Type
Promise You Won't Ever See Me Cry
So Don't Bother
I'll Be Fine, I'll Be Fine, I'll Be Fine, I'll Be Fine
Promise You Won't Ever See Me Cry
And After All I'm Glad That I'm Not Your Type
Promise You Won't Ever See Me Cry
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Shakira, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards, Leisha Hailey
Producer(s): Shakira
By The Time She Wrote This Song, Shakira Had Vastly Improved Her Writing Skills In English (Although There Are Some Curious Turns Of Phrase: "She's The Greatest Cook And She's Fat Free"). The Song Tells The Story Of Shakira Not Wanting Forgiveness From Her Ex, Who Left Her To Marry Another. She Tells Him Not To Bother If He Hurt Her Feelings, Because She Will Not Be Crying For Him. Instead, She Will Move On With Her Own Life.
Shakira Performed This On Saturday Night Live On December 10, 2005.
Shakira Wrote This With Actress/Musician Leisha Hailey (Of The Murmurs And Uh Huh Her) And The Production Trio The Matrix, Known For Their Work With Avril Lavigne, Britney Spears, And Korn, Among Others.
The Video, Directed By Jaume De Laiguana, Features The Singer Demolishing Her Boyfriend's Beloved Sports Car, It Seems To Have A Visceral Effect On The Man, Who Spasms As The Vehicle Is Crushed. "A Man's Car Is Like An Extension Of Their Ego And Their Manhood," Shakira Told The New York Times. "I Thought This Would Be A Video That Would Make Women Say, 'Yeah, Yeah!' And It Would Make Men Feel."