I Thought I Was You

When I was just two, I thought I was you

'Cause that's what everybody called me

They sent me to school, and I broke every rule

Just praying that they'd set me free

My mother and father were not even bothered

That I was misled and confused

They left me there longer, and it just made me stronger

And I learned how to tie my own shoes

I learned how to pay my own dues

And it's oh no

Thats how it goes

What tomorrow will bring us, well nobody knows

So pick up the pieces and throw down your woes

Tell your ma to stop rockin the cradle

I still remember it was late in December

When I started singin' the blues

My sisters and brothers could never uncover my stories

Though I left many clues

And that girl I was dating was tired of waiting

For me to come out of my shell

Well I do not regret her, though for worse or for better

She told me she'd found someone else

She threw my love on the shelf

And it's oh no

Thats how it goes

What tomorrow will bring us, well nobody knows

So pick up the pieces and throw down your woes

Tell your ma to stop rockin the cradle

So you daddys and ladies when you go having babies

Just know that they are who they are

You can't dropkick and send them to a place where they bend them

Cause that's when they never go far

Gotta let them grow wild, and treat them real mild

And you'll see them come on real strong

And when they rise above you, don't think they don't love you

They always come down before long

They'll come 'round singing your song

And it's oh no

Thats how it goes

What tomorrow will bring us, well nobody knows

So pick up the pieces and throw down your woes

Tell your ma to stop rockin the cradle