Go tell your child she’s got to be like a womannTell her everything she once knew has no meaningnThey want to know what we are, not what we could benI never thought I was special but I hear I used to bennWhy do always shadow what we arenWhy do I pick up the pieces you leave?nMy hope is that I can just sleep through one nightnWhat I say falls into the shadow of an empty mindnnYes I do have a problem with their lying filthy mouthsnAnd I feel that I could have prevented their walking all over menAnd i know I make themnAnd it’s just their way of saying we make the rules and if you don’t like itnThen don’t playnnGet out my dusty boxing glovesnThe bell has rung and I’m gonna take a chance with this warnI’ve got my case and I’m gonna take this jury by surprisenYou act like you’re not listening and it’s all just finenWhat a change I can see my shadownI decide when I come and when I gonnIt’s easier to watch them be what they arenIt’s easier to be a good liar when it comes down to younYou got a lot you didn’t tell me and a lot you didn’t donnWhy do you always shadow what you are?nWhy do I pick up the pieces you leave?nMy hope is that I can just sleep through one nightnWhat I say falls into the shadow of an empty mindn