when i was born they looked at me and said what a good boy what a smart boy what a strong boy and when you were born they looked at you and said what a good girl what a smart girl what a pretty girl we ve got these chains hanging around our necks people want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath afraid of change afraid of staying the same when temptation calls we just look away this name is the hair shirt i wear and this hair shirt is woven from your brown hair this song is the cross that i bear bear with me bear with me bear with me be with me tonight i know that it isn t right be with me tonight i go to school i write exams if i pass if i fail if i drop out does anyone give a damn and if they do they ll soon forget cause it won t take much for me to show my life ain t over yet i wake up scared i wake up strange i wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever going to change i wake up scared i wake up strange and everything around me stays the same it s the hair shirt i wear and this hair shirt is woven from is woven from your brown hair this song is the cross that i bear bear with me bear with me bear with me be with me tonight i know that it isn t right be with me tonight  i couldn t tell you that i was wrong chickened out grabbed a pen and paper sat down and i wrote this song i couldn t tell you that you were right so instead i looked in the mirror and i watched tv laid awake all night we ve got these chains hanging around our necks people want to strangle us with em before we take our first breath afraid of change afraid of staying the same when temptation calls we just look away oh this name is the hair shirt i wear and this hair shirt is woven from is woven from is woven from hair this song is the cross that i bear bear with me bear with me bear with me be with me tonight when i was born they looked at me and said what a good boy what a smart boy what a strong boy and when you were born they looked at you and said what a good girl what a smart girl what a pretty girl yeah yeah2