作曲 : Barry Louis Polisar Mom and Dad are always right and I am always wrong They tell me that I eat too much and that I take too long My grades at school aren't good enough, I don't do what I should They tell me that I'm pretty dumb, I guess I'm not so good They yell at me and tell me that I disobey their rules; I sleep too much, I miss the bus, I'm always late for school When we go out to dinner, I always spill my drink I drop my spoon and spill my soup; was born this was they think Dad says he was stronger when he was half my age Mom never got dirty when she went out to play I guess they both were perfect kids when they were young like me; They always did what they were told and that's how I should be I guess I'm just a naughty boy--that's what they always say Then they wonder why it is that I turned out this way But you can't be perfect all the time--you can't always be good Everybody makes mistakes and everybody should Mom and Dad aren't always right and I'm not always wrong I don't think that I eat too much or that I take too long And one thing that I know for sure that they don't understand; I'm smarter than my Mommy and Daddy think I am Mom says that I'm clumsy and I'm just a little brat; Somehow I accidentally spill my milk into her lap Dad says I'm no help at all--I just get in his way; So when I should be helping him, I go outside and play