A Pack of a Different Kind

I remember being a little kid

And being told to hate people like me

And at the time

I did it happily

Somehow happily

Somehow happily

Somehow happily

Suddenly, I was 14

Crying in my lap

Clean but made to feel dirty

Faithful but made to feel unworthy

He told me"Don't you worry"

It is ok to be lonely

To remain unmarried

What you feel is not the truth

But Daddy

These feelings they define me

They drive and inspire me

This smile is the proof

I guess I'm from

A pack of a different kind

I remember my high school days

My grandparents would take me out

Sneaking in their dream

That someday we'd do this with my wife and family

Somehow happily, somehow happily

Suddenly, I was 14

Crying in my lap

Clean but made to feel dirty

Faithful but made to feel unworthy

He told me"I'm a little worried"

You've become a little too lonely

But please stay unmarried

You will someday find the truth

But Daddy

These feelings they define me

They drive and inspire me

This smile is the proof

I've grown to love

My pack of a different kind

Why do you still treat me like that kid

I know I'm not perfect

But I'm proud of who I am

I know I'm not your image

But that image was just a sham