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
hangin' 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 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 ****
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
It's the hairshirt I wear
And this hairshirt
is woven from is woven from
your brown hair
Well 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
But be with me tonight
I couldn't tell you
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
I watched TV
Laid awake all night
We've got these chains
hangin' '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
Oh yeah heh
Well this name
is the hairshirt I wear
And this hairshirt
is woven from
It's woven from
It's woven from hair
This song is the
cross that I bear
Bear with me
Bear with me
Bear with me
Be with me tonight
And 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 yeah