[Verse 1]

Father used to say, "You sleep with dogs, the next day

You'll wake at midnight scratching those inevitable fleas"

At ten years old, you listen to what you're told

I never had the itch, I never would

[Verse 2]

Mother had forbidden me to waste away my life

"I want you to have all the things I could never buy you

Don't stop what I've begun, you're my one my only son

Follow what I say, not what I've done"

"Follow what I say, not what I've done"

"Shower, scrub, and shave, cleanly boys don't misbehave

Follow what I say, not what I've done"