[Turn 1]
When I was a child
They argued with me when I argued
And they caressed me next
When I was playing the patch
[Turn 2]
When I was a child
I was silenced when I asked something
And when I just waved
Everything I asked for was taken from me
[Pre-Chorus]
And that's how I learned the good stuff
How the rules work
What are pleases
The sorrys and the apologies
And that's how I learned the good stuff
How the rules work
What are plеases
The sorrys and the apologiеs
[Chorus]
And as I was properly growing up
I was their good patch
And if I didn't measure up to them
I folded and moved on
And as I was properly growing up
I was their good patch
And if I didn't measure up to them
I folded and moved on
[Turn 3]
When I was a child
Wherever they put me, I sat
I didn't move an inch
I imagined how I was flying
[Turn 4]
When I was a child
I was quiet and prudent
But they never knew me
Even thought we had the same last name
[Pre-Chorus]
And that's how I learned the good stuff
How the rules work
What are pleases
The sorrys and the apologies
And that's how I learned the good stuff
How the rules work
What are pleases
The sorrys and the apologies
[Chorus]
And as I was properly growing up
I was their good patch
And if I didn't measure up to them
I folded and moved on
And as I was properly growing up
I was their good patch
And if I didn't measure up to them
I folded and moved on
[Bridge]
And everything was fine
And one day you will be in front of me
Tell me don't please
You have it all, don't be afraid
And you really pissed me off
With nothing to give
And you had nowhere
Some hole to patch
[Chorus]
And I'm not another patch anymore
I live for me and not for the others
As far as the clouds I stretch
I don't bend for anyone
And I'm not another patch anymore
I live for me and not for the others
As far as the clouds I stretch
I don't bend for anyone