Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Good Boy , by - Barenaked Ladies. Release date: 02.06.1994
Song language: English
Good Boy |
| When I was born, they looked at me and said |
| What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy |
| And when you were born, they looked at you and said |
| What a good girl, what a what a smart girl, what a pretty girl |
| We’ve got these chains that hang around our necks |
| People want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath |
| Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same |
| When temptation calls, we just look away |
| This name is the hairshirt I wear |
| And this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair |
| This song is the cross that I bear |
| Bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me |
| Be with me tonight |
| I know that it isn’t right, but be with me tonight |
| I go to school, I write exams |
| If I pass, if I fail, if I drop out |
| Does anyone give a damn? |
| And if they do, they’ll soon forget 'cause it won’t take much for me |
| To show my life ain’t over yet |
| I wake up scared, I wake up strange |
| I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever going to change |
| I wake up scared, I wake up strange |
| And everything around me stays the same |
| This name is the hairshirt I wear |
| And this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair |
| This song is the cross that I bear |
| Bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me |
| Be with me tonight |
| I know that it isn’t right, but be with me tonight |
| I couldn’t tell you that I was wrong |
| Chickened out, grabbed a pen and paper, sat down and I wrote this song |
| I couldn’t tell you that you were right |
| So instead I looked in the mirror |
| Watched TV, laid awake all night |
| We’ve got these chains, hang 'round our necks |
| People want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath |
| Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same when temptation calls |
| This name is the hairshirt I wear |
| And this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair |
| This song is the cross that I bear |
| Bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me |
| Be with me tonight |
| I know that it isn’t right, but be with me tonight |
| When I was born, they looked at me and said |
| What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy |
| And when you were born, they looked at you and said |
| What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl, hey |