i was told you better give up your dreams you stupid boy why don t get a nine to five shut your mouth sit down and stay in line i know that there is more to life than racing rats at the cost of my mind wake up work sleep and do it again i m done peace out fuck this i quit my mother told me if you don t have something nice to say don t say anything my mother told me if you don t have something nice to say don t say anything i was told you better give up your dreams go on and follow the leader and sell yourself cheaper they built me up to tear me down i have to take a stand before i m caught in caustic quicksand i was told you better give up your dreams they ll hold you down and won t amount to anything my mother told me if you don t have something nice to say don t say anything my mother told me if you don t have something nice to say don t say anything shut up and stay down get your act together stop screwing around shut up and stay down get your act together stop fucking around  but my father taught me to speak up for myself follow through and stay true and know when to say farewell but my father taught me to speak up for myself follow through and stay true and know when to say farewell but my father taught me to speak up for myself follow through and stay true and know when to say farewell