I fell in love and I got stung
I tried it out and I tried it on
When I was a kid, I was really young
When I was a kid everything was new
I had a lot of friends, I couldn't even get close to
And I tried so hard that I got confused
When I was a kid, everything was new
When I was a kid, I was on my own
I had a mother and a father, till I was almost grown
But when I was alone, I was all alone
When I was a kid, I was on my own
When I was a kid, I got off the track
I walked down the road and I never did turn back
God deliver me from this case in fact
When I was a kid, I got off the track
When I was a kid, I was really young I fell in love and I got stung I tried it out and I tried it on When I was a kid, I was really young When I was a kid everything was new I had a lot of friends, I couldn't even get close to And I tried so hard that I got confused When I was a kid, everything was new When I was a kid, I was on my own I had a mother and a father, till I was almost grown But when I was alone, I was all alone When I was a kid, I was on my own When I was a kid, I got off the track I walked down the road and I never did turn back God deliver me from this case in fact When I was a kid, I got off the track Explain Request ×
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