They May Not Mean To (But They Do)

Godspeed, little sinner

Dragged me to church to eat Jesus Christ

I can be a little pessimistic

I can be a little critical sometimes

Can't sleep, so you whisper

Now I see through all those little lies

But I didn't know better

But now I get it

I'm sorry that I made you cry those times the cops came by

Mama tried, Mama tried

They fuck you up, your parents do

They may not mean to, but they do

They may not mean to, but they do so

They fuck you up, your parents do

They may not mean to, but they do

They may not mean to, but they do

Didn't raise no quitter

I'm still hooked and I think it'll kill me too

Caught myself in the mirror

And for a second, I could swear that it was you

You saw me miss a sitter

Didn't miss one game the entire time

Didn't care about the winner

Doesn't matter, as long as you've got your pride

And though we'd fight, I know they were right

They were right

They fuck you up, your parents do

They may not mean to, but they do

They may not mean to, but they do so

They fuck you up, your parents do

Do as I say, not as I do

When I was your age, I was just like you

So did they love too much?

Or was it not enough?

You know they're not to blame

Because we're all fucked up

Those kids will be the death of you

They were so sweet but then they grew

And now they're fucked up just like you, go

They fuck you up, your parents do (fuck you up, fuck you up)

They may not mean to, but they do

They may not mean to, but they do so

They fuck you up, your parents do

(They fuck you up, they fuck you up)

"I love you, son"

Yeah, love you too

When I grow up, yeah, I'll be just like you