Barenaked Ladies - What a Good Boy lyrics

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

It's the hair shirt I wear
And this hair shirt is woven from
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 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

We've got these chains hanging
Around our necks
People want to strangle us with 'em
Before we take our first breath
Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same
When temptation calls we just look away

Oh, this name is the hair shirt I wear
And this hair shirt is woven
From, is woven from, is woven from hair
This song is the cross that I bear
Bear 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", yeah yeah