by Tom Flannery
copyright 2007 (BM)
The original version
of this song didn't contain the line about the "willy" cover-up.
Can you believe I
actually considered releasing it without that? And it's given rise
to a new saying.
"Man is led by his straight line."
I remember back when I was
a kid
watching what all the other
boys did
before I'd leap I'd look
real hard
quite grown up in that
regard
I remember back when I was
a kid
and all the things my mom
forbid
were exactly what I needed
most
not the father son and
the holy ghost
the nuns would smack my
head around
if I so much as made a
sound
when the priest came in
he ruled the place
but we covered our willies
just in case
I remember back when I was
a kid
her extra button and the
time we hid
behind the parked school
bus at the skateaway
what we'd done we would
not say
She reached for mine and
I reached for hers
she found a straight line
and I found curves
life will never be that
good again
can I get a witness or
an amen
I remember back when I was
a kid
always trying to get rid
of the feeling that I didn't
quite fit
and the sins that I would
not admit
I remember back when I was
a kid
ready and willing to place
a bid
on somebody else's life
and times
but it seems that I got
stuck with mine
Not exactly who I want to
be
but there's still time
to cop a plea
throw myself on the mercy
of the court
one day late and a dollar
short
I remember back when I was
a kid
watching what all the other
boys did
before I'd leap I'd look
real hard
quite grown up in that
regard
I remember back when I
was a kid
I remember back when I
was a kid
I remember back when I
was a kid