What a Good Boy (Album Version)

What a Good Boy - Barenaked Ladies

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 that hang 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 hairshirt I wear

And this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair

This song is the cross that I bear

Bear it with me bear with me bear with me

Be with me tonight

I know that it isn't right but 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 hairshirt I wear

And this hairshirt 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

But be with me tonight

I couldn't tell you 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 I watched TV laid awake all night

And we've got these chains hang around our necks

People want to strangle us with 'em before we take our first breath

Afraid of change afraid of sayin' the same when temptation calls

Yea hey

And this name is the hairshirt I wear

And this hairshirt 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

Hey yea