What A Good Boy

Artists : Barenaked Ladies : 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
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.

CHORUS:
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
and everything around me stays the same.

CHORUS

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...

CHORUS

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.