What a Good Boy - Barenaked Ladies

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