[Intro]
When I grow up there will be a day
When everybody has to do what I say
[Verse 1]
Don't do this, don't do that, don't you ever talk back
Don't speak with food in your mouth, just keep quiet while the grown-ups are talking
I'm not being mean, I'm just being fair, it's just because I really care
You know that I love you, but shut your mouth, you just have to do what I say
I don't want you to lie, you're much too old to cry
You're just too young to know, but when you're older, you'll understand
You are mine, I own you, look at me, I'm talking to you
Don't use that tone to me, so shut your mouth, you just have to do what I say
[Post-Verse]
Do what I say
[Chorus]
When I grow up there will be a day
When everybody has to do what I say
When I grow up there will be a day
When everybody has to do it my way
[Post-Chorus]
My way
[Verse 2]
I've paid to raise you good, done everything I could
So don't you dare to say that I never cared about you anyway
I gave you good food to eat, I kept you on your feet
I gave you all my good advice
Not once did I hear you thank me for all that I've done
You don't know anything about my suffering
I went through a lot of pain just to get you where you are today
If I ever hit you, it's because I have to
You have done something wrong and you deserve the punishment, you'll have to pay
[Post-Verse]
Do what I say
[Chorus]
When I grow up there will be a day
When everybody has to do what I say
When I grow up there will be a day
When everybody has to do it my way
[Post-Chorus]
My way
My way
My way
[Verse 3]
Don't ask me why not, be glad with what you've got
Don't tell me you're alone, you should be glad that you have a home
Just look me in the eyes, you have to realize
I make the rules, that's it
It's for your own good so you have to do what I say
[Post-Verse]
Do what I say
Do what I say
Do what I say
[Chorus]
When I grow up there will be a day
When everybody has to do what I say
When I grow up there will be a day
When everybody has to do it my way