Lyrics So Old N' Told - Wheatus
When
I
was
a
boy
there
was
some
terrible
shit
that
went
down.
But
still
I
hung
around,
to
see
if
it
would
get
better.
And
when
I
was
a
lad,
well
I
was
lonely
and
I
was
sad.
But
still
I
hung
around,
to
see
if
it
would
get
better.
And
when
I
was
the
boss,
well
there
was
so
many
things
that
I
lost.
But
still
I
hung
around,
to
see
if
I
could
win.
But
I'm
getting
so
tired
of
this
contest,
who
comes
out
on
top
man
I
couldn't
care
less.
This
smile
you
see
I
can
do
coz
I
practiced
and
I
ain't
ever
gonna
check
this
sadness.
You
trust
truth
bare
witness.
This
shit
is
old,
my
angers
been
in
control
since
like
forever,
on
my
eleventh
year.
And
what
they
stole,
man
I
can
never
be
whole
not
I
ever,
not
even
when
I
am
no
longer
here.
So
I
built
a
wall,
I
built
it
sturdy
and
I
built
it
tall.
You
cannot
get
around.
It's
covered
all
in
big
graffiti.
That
nothing
can
erase.
Coz
it's
a
permanent
mark
of
disgrace
that
I
will
always
feel
whenever
I
look
in
a
mirror.
You
know
I
tried
to
hide,
I
tried
to
cover
it
all
up
inside.
But
it
still
it
comes
around.
Still
it
comes
around.
I
can
never
be
normal
unless
I
fake
it,
you
say
that
you
can
but
I
know
you
can't
take
it.
This
song
might
be
long
but
on
truth
it's
a
statement
that
I
ain't
gonna
ever
shake
the
memory
of
that
basement.
Trust.
This
shit
is
old,
my
angers
been
in
control
since
like
forever,
on
my
eleventh
year.
And
what
they
stole,
man
I
can
never
be
whole
not
I
ever,
not
even
when
I
am
no
longer
here.
And
in
the
night-time,
imaginations
breed
deadly
violence,
inflicted
my
friends.
Carry
my
brother,
I
think
I'd
rather,
you
had
it
better,
write
my
own
letter,
found
by
my
mother
read
it
to
no
one
in
the
end.
But
when
I
dream
I
dream
of
paradise,
one
where
I
live
somebody
else's
life.
Why
can't
I
live
somebody
else's
life?
Before
this
fear
was
here
I
was
alright.
Before
this
fear
was
here
I
was
alright.
Before
they
led
me
down
the
stairs.
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