Lyrics:
I sing songs about the pastAnd how I was raised and I was thrown out on my ass'Cause I didn't care about going to schoolAnd I saw the look in her eyesMy mother nearly cried when I told her that I wanted to goJust to prove them wrongI've been smoking cigarettes since I was only fourteenJust to find an escape from this town that was so mean to meAnd I sing songs about the friendsThe way we grew up and all the loose ends we used to laugh'cause we didn't give a damnAnd I saw the look in my brother's eyesWhen I told him I was leavingHe couldn't help but despise meHe's wanted out his whole lifeI've been smoking the green since I was merely 16Just to find an escape from this town that was so mean to meI sing songs about the pastI plea for realief this town won't receiveAll the things that i want the things that i needAnd i'll beg and i'll begI'm down on my kneesMama oh mamaLet me please leaveI plea for realief this town won't receiveAll the things that i want all the things that i needAll i ever wanted was love