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 that hang 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 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 that 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

　　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 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 that hang 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...

　　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

　　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

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