Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song What a Good Boy , by - Barenaked Ladies. Song from the album Gordon, in the genre ИндиRelease date: 27.07.1992
Record label: Sire
Song language: English
What a 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 smart girl, what a pretty girl» |
| We’ve got these chains hanging 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 hair shirt I wear |
| And this hair shirt is woven from your brown hair |
| This song is the cross that I bear |
| Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me |
| Be with me tonight |
| I know that it isn’t right |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| And I watched TV, laid awake all night |