Mother - Said The Whale

I try to always be a gentleman

I try to always be a better friend

Lately I’ve been feeling half a man

Like maybe I should be more who I am

Maybe I should fuck something up good

Or maybe I should act like someone bad

I try to live my life like David does

But something always feels just slightly off

I’m young and maybe that’s why days to me

They seem like opportunities to test my reach

Adopt some ugly habits that are bad for me

And treat some others not so equally

If I thought I knew me well it’s clear as can be

That things are gonna change like a hundred degrees

If I thought I knew me well it’s plain to see

That things are gonna change like a hundred degrees

Don’t tell my mother

Don’t tell my mother

Don’t tell my mother till I pull myself together

It’s undercover

I hope forever

Don’t tell my mother till I pull myself together

I think it’s me

But I just need to see

If this real or just something that I need

Don’t tell my mother

Don’t tell my mother

Don’t tell my mother till I pull myself together

Try to always do what people like

And try to be a man that someone might

Look up to in a minute when they’re feeling down

Like maybe I could be somebody that you love

Or maybe I’ll just keep thinking all about me

Until I get the proper opportunity that I need

Maybe I’ll just keep thinking all of myself

Until I find a way to be in love with somebody else

Maybe I’ll just keep thinking all about me

Until I get the proper opportunity that I need

Don’t tell my mother