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Artist: John Petrucci
Canonical path: /john-petrucci/what-about-me
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What About Me
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What About Me
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Dear father thank you for this life,
Hey mother why aren't you his wife,
You expect respect from me,
Where's your responsibility,
I'm your responsibility,
You're my responsibility, right now,
And I'm shouting,
Turn around and you have found,
The shit now left by you,
What it takes and you mistakes,
Point only at you two,
What the fuck has happened,
To this thing called family life,
Why weren't we the Grizzwalds,
And why was I denied,
When I was alone and down,
You weren't there for me,
This simple life lesson is all,
That's taught the modern family,
A united front is what,
We claim for respectabilty,
I'll walk around and I will shout,
Hey what about me,
Oh-oh-oh, hey what about me,
Oh-oh-oh, hey what about me,
Oh-oh-oh, hey what about me,
Go,
Oh-oh-oh, hey what about me,
Oh-oh-oh, hey what about me,
Oh-oh-oh, hey what about me,
Now,
Dear father you can leave me be,
And hey mom you ain't no mom to me,
You expect respect from me,
Where's your responsibility,
I'm your responsibility,
You're my responsibility, right now,
And I'm shouting
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