When I was just two, I thought I was you 'Cause that's what everybody called me They sent me to school, and I broke every rule Just praying that they'd set me free My mother and father were not even bothered That I was misled and confused They left me there longer, and it just made me stronger And I learned how to tie my own shoes I learned how to pay my own dues And it's oh no Thats how it goes What tomorrow will bring us, well nobody knows So pick up the pieces and throw down your woes Tell your ma to stop rockin the cradle I still remember it was late in December When I started singin' the blues My sisters and brothers could never uncover my stories Though I left many clues And that girl I was dating was tired of waiting For me to come out of my shell Well I do not regret her, though for worse or for better She told me she'd found someone else She threw my love on the shelf And it's oh no Thats how it goes What tomorrow will bring us, well nobody knows So pick up the pieces and throw down your woes Tell your ma to stop rockin the cradle So you daddys and ladies when you go having babies Just know that they are who they are You can't dropkick and send them to a place where they bend them Cause that's when they never go far Gotta let them grow wild, and treat them real mild And you'll see them come on real strong And when they rise above you, don't think they don't love you They always come down before long They'll come 'round singing your song And it's oh no Thats how it goes What tomorrow will bring us, well nobody knows So pick up the pieces and throw down your woes Tell your ma to stop rockin the cradle