[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Well I feel just like a child
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Yeah I feel just like a child
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Well I feel just like a child
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Well I feel just like a child
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From my womb to my tomb
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I guess I'll always be a child
[Verse 2]
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Well, some people try and treat me like a man
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Yeah, some people try and treat me like a man
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Well, I guess they just don't understand
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Yeah, some people try and treat me like a man
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They think I know shit
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But that's just it, I'm a child
[Verse 3]
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Well, I need you to tell me what to wear
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Yeah, I need you to help me comb my hair
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Yeah, I need you to help me tie my shoes
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Yeah, I need you to come keep me amused
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From my cave to my grave
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I guess I'll always be a child
[Verse 4]
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Well, I need you to help me reach the door
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And I need you to walk me to the store
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And I need you to please explain the war
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And I need you to heal me when I'm sore
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You can tell by my smile
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That I'm a child
[Verse 5]
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And I need you to sit me on your lap
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And I need you to make me take my nap
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Could you first pull out a book, and read me some of that?
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Cause I need you to make me take my nap
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[Verse 6]
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And I need you to recognize my friends
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Cause they're there even though you don't see them
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They got their own chair, a plate, and a seat
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You know I won't touch my food unless they eat
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From the roof, to the floor
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I crawl around some more, I'm a child
[Verse 7]
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And I need you to help me blow my nose
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And I need you to help me count my toes
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And I need you to help me put on my clothes
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And I need you to hide it when it shows
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From being my daddy's sperm
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To being packed in an urn, I'm a child
[Verse 8]
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And when I steal, you gotta smack me 'til I cry
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Don't you stop 'til all the tears run dry
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See, I was born thinking all under the sky
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Didn't belong to a couple old white guys
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From sucking on my mama's breast
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To when they lay my soul to rest, I'm a child
[Outro]
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Well, I'm a little child
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Oh, I'm a little child
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I guess I'll always be
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