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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ed Robertson
Ed Robertson
Acoustic Guitar
Jim Creeggan
Jim Creeggan
Double Bass
Tyler Stewart
Tyler Stewart
Drums
Andy Creeggan
Andy Creeggan
Piano
Steven Page
Steven Page
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ed Robertson
Ed Robertson
Composer
Steven Page
Steven Page
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jean Diamont
Jean Diamont
Assistant Engineer
Michael Phillip Wojewoda
Michael Phillip Wojewoda
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When I was born, they looked at me and said
What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy
And when you were born, they looked at you and said
What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl
[Verse 2]
Got these chains hangin' around our necks
People wanna strangle us with them
Before we take our first breath
Afraid of change, afraid of stayin' the same
When temptation calls we just look away
[Verse 3]
This name is the hair shirt I wear
And this hair shirt is woven from your brown hair
This song is the cross that I bear
Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me
Be with me tonight
I know that it isn't right
But be with me tonight
[Verse 4]
Go to school, I write exams
If I pass, if I fail, if I drop out
Does anyone give a damn?
And if they do, they'll soon forget
'Cause it won't take much for me to show my life ain't over yet
Wake up scared, I wake up strange
I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever gonna change
I wake up scared, I wake up strange
And everything around me stays the same
[Verse 5]
It's the hair shirt I wear
And this hair shirt is woven from
It's woven from your brown hair
This song is the cross that I bear
Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me
Be with me tonight
I know that it isn't right
But be with me tonight
[Verse 6]
I couldn't tell you I was wrong
Chickened out, grabbed a pen and a paper
Sat down and I wrote this song
I couldn't tell you that you were right
So instead I looked in the mirror, I watched TV, laid awake all night
[Verse 7]
We've got these chains hangin' around our necks
People wanna strangle us with them
Before we take our first breath
Afraid of change, afraid of stayin' the same
When temptation calls, yeah
[Verse 8]
This name is the hair shirt I wear
And this hair shirt is woven from
It's woven from, it's woven from hair
This song is the cross that I bear
Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me
Be with me tonight
[Verse 9]
And when I was born they looked at me and said
What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy
And when you were born, they looked at you and said
What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl, yeah, yeah
Written by: Ed Robertson, Steven Page
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