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

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,

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 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.

This name is the hairshirt I wear,

and this hairshirt is woven from,

Woven from

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 couldn't tell you that 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,

We've got these chains,

hangin' 'round 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 ...

Oh yeah yeahhhh

This name is the hairshirt I wear,

and this hairshirt is woven

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,