I had a really hard time as a kid, in school, at home, pretty much anywhere; there was always someone bigger and harder than me and it took me half a century to figure out how to stay out of their way.
capo 2, play in A
you were a little bit older
and a whole lot bigger than me
a little more fun more popular than I’ll ever be
only thing you cared about was a football score
‘fore the bell finished ringing you’d be out the door
to rehearsal or practice whatever you call it
that Friday I was walking home from school
you and your buddies thought that it would be cool
to knock me down and make off with my wallet
made fun of my girlfriend threw her picture away
chased me all the way home and buddy right to this day
there’s a scar inside of me I’ve always kept carefully hid
when you knocked me down it didn’t leave a mark
so you’ll never know there’s a pain in my heart
to think that anybody would treat me the way that you did
sometimes I pretend you grew up all right
but once in a while I lay awake at night
and try to tell myself
that we were just a couple of kids
you were a little bit older
and a whole lot bigger than me