And with a smile on my face I will tell him that, despite everything, I feel good
That I laughed at funerals, I cried at weddings
Crawling kites, you fall in love with cobras
Because human contact is like sandpaper
I rub myself hard with the scaffolding in my head anyway
Palace under construction, uninhabited mind
But the footprints remain in the concrete on the road
A six year old girl, a giant smile
He comes towards me and says
'Do you know that my father is also in the sky like yours?'
My legs are shaking, I wish I were bigger
Of course she's older than me
Because he knows what's important
You bring me down, but I'll never stop
It hurts, but it hurts more if not
You bring me down, but the more you do it, the more I do
Now I go down the street and play hopscotch
Bruises and scratches, hands and knees
What is the age to be an adult?
Don't worry mom, I'm not coming home
The corners of the mouth go up and up
And they climb my face and jump
You bring me down, but I'll never stop
It hurts, but it hurts more if not
You bring me down, but the more you do it, the more I do
I go down the street, play hopscotch
Bruises and scratches, hands and knees
What is the age to be an adult?
Don't worry mom, I'm not coming home