[00:01.76]When I was born they looked at and said
[00:06.21]What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy
[00:10.46]And when you were born they looked at you and said
[00:15.74]What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl
[00:20.14]We've got these chains that hang around our necks
[00:25.18]People want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath
[00:30.32]Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same
[00:34.62]When temptation calls we just look away
[00:39.62]This name is the hairshirt I wear
[00:43.57]And this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair
[00:49.25]This song is the cross that I bear
[00:53.35]Bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me
[00:57.89]Be with me tonight
[01:02.09]I know that it isn't right
[01:06.45]But be with me tonight
[01:09.71]I go to school, I write exams
[01:13.71]If I pass, if I fail, if I drop out, does anyone give a damn?
[01:19.66]And if they do, they'll soon forget
[01:23.57]'Cause it won't take much for me to show my life ain't over yet
[01:28.86]I wake up scared, I wake up strange
[01:33.65]I wake up wondering if anything in my life
[01:37.32]Is ever gonna change
[01:39.56]I wake up scared, I wake up strange
[01:44.97]And everything around me stays the same
[01:50.08]It's the hairshirt I wear
[01:52.60]And this hairshirt is woven from is woven from your brown hair
[01:58.80]This song is the cross that I bear
[02:02.27]Bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me
[02:07.06]Be with me tonight
[02:11.28]I know that it isn't right
[02:20.84]But be with me tonight
[02:23.40]I couldn't tell you I was wrong
[02:28.07]Chickened out, grabbed a pen and paper, sat down and I wrote this song
[02:33.26]I couldn't tell you that you were right
[02:37.89]So instead I looked in the mirror, watched TV, laid awake all night
[02:43.15]We've got these chains that hang around our necks
[02:47.89]People want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath
[02:53.16]Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same
[02:57.35]When temptation calls... Yeah hey
[03:02.13]Oh this name is the hairshirt I wear
[03:06.30]And this hairshirt is woven from is woven from is woven from hair
[03:12.62]This song is the cross that I bear
[03:15.85]Bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me
[03:20.59]Be with me tonight
[03:23.12]When I was born they looked at me and said
[03:27.72]What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy
[03:32.09]And when you were born they looked at you and said
[03:37.50]What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl yeah~