My father tried to tell me son just get your feet on the ground
you`re in deep way over your head just turn your life around
poor mother, all I ever gave to her was pain - I didn`t realise
the last thing I remember was the tears running from her eyes
something happened along the way - I was a bad child
something happened they`d always say - I was a little wild
I was a bad child
playing hookey, drinkin octane, I didn`t care anymore - no
always running against the grain, I was rotten to the core
I could live forever - until they threw me out the door
I was sleeping on the floor
something happened along the way - I was a bad child
something happened they`d always say - I was a little wild
I was a bad child
My father tried to tell me son just get your feet on the ground
you`re in deep way over your head, I`ve turned my life around
my mother was the best to me, I guess I never realized
one thing that I`ll never forget was the tears running from her eyes
something happened along the way - I was a bad child
something happened they`d always say - I was a little wild
some along the way now I`m living for a better day
something happened along the way - I was a bad child