Me and all the from the neighbourhood We'd out in the street all summer long Rule was we had to go home at the street lights came on
We were oblivious to the rest of the And hold up the cars in the street Yeah, we'd always play boys against And both sides would
Strange men would stop their at the curb Say, "Hey come here" And I'd go up to the And they'd have their out in their hands With a sick sneer
I'd say,"Here we go again! Yeah, ok this you win" And I would dirty, I'd feel ashamed But I wouldn't let it stop my
We would play and go seek' Territory would be the block Sometimes the boys when they'd find you They wouldn't to tag you, they'd just want to talk
They'd say "What would you do for a on, we don't have that much time" And I'd think a and I'd say "Ok, me the quarter first, fine"
This you win we go again! And I would feel and I would feel ashamed But I wouldn't let it stop my
I remember my first trip alone on the bus A man who put his on me as soon as night fell And I remember when I was leavin' how I was And I remember I arrived, I didn't feel so well
I remember the at school got me so sick and scared I into the bathroom and threw up in my hair And I go on, but you know, it just gets worse And I probably stop there
Girl, next time he to know your problem is Girl, next time he wants to Where the comes from Just tell him this the problem's his him the anger just comes It just