In the sixth grade, I was wishing I was older
Not doing my work like I was supposed to
Lay on my floor with my comic books open
Just me, myself, and me
And in the eighth grade,
I had the world on my shoulders
One more side, but that house was getting colder
Mom upstairs, and dad on the sofa
Is this how it's meant to be?
Crawling down the paths that you paved for me
Lying on the bed that you made for me
I ain't looking for praise or sympathy
Just hear me out
Sure, we get older,
and we get wiser But don't try and tell me what to do
Cause this kid's got problems too Maybe you're bolder,
a little bit stronger
But don't try and tell me what to
do Cause this kid's got problems too
In the tenth grade,
we were skipping class and fooling teachers
They never knew I was kissing the bath of bleachers
All my friends,
they said she was a keeper And she's the one for me
Finished twelfth grade,
and once I graduated Said go get a job,
you know one so you can pay rent
Oh,
nine to five to show me where the
stage is Cause that's the place for me,
I've been
Crawling down the paths that you paved for
me Lying on the bed that you made for me
I ain't looking for praise or sympathy Just hear me out
Sure, we get older,
and we get wiser But don't try and tell me what to do
Cause this kid's got problems too Maybe you're bolder,
a little bit stronger
But don't try and tell me what to
do Cause this kid's got problems too
We're not so different We keep on making the same mistakes
And we get wiser,
yeah Don't try and tell me what to do
Cause this kid's got problems too Baby you're bolder,
a little bit stronger
And don't try and tell me what to
do Cause this kid's got problems too
Back in the sixth grade,
I always wanted to be older
But dad's been gone and mama's feeling lonesome
Trying to fill the empty space in the sofa
Just me, myself and me