Bad Wisdom

Mother the doctor knows something is wrong Cause my body has strange information He's looked in my eyes and knows I'm not a child But he doesn't dare ask the right question Mother my friends are no longer my friends And the games we once played have no meaning I've gone serious and shy and they can't figure why So they've left me to my own daydreaming What price to pay For bad wisdom What price to pay For bad wisdom Too young to know Too much too soon Bad wisdom Bad wisdom Mother you've taught me the laws are so fine If I'm good that I will be protected I've fallen through the crack and there's no getting back And I'll never trust whoever gets elected Mother your eyes have gone suddenly cold And it wasn't what I was expecting Once I did think that I'd find comfort there And instead you've gone hard and suspecting What price to pay For bad wisdom What price to pay For bad wisdom Too young to know Too much too soon Bad wisdom Bad wisdom Mother I'm cut at the root like a weed Cause there's no one to hear my small story Just like a woman who walks in the street I will pay for my life with my body What price to pay For bad wisdom What price to pay For bad wisdom Too young to know Too much too soon Bad wisdom Bad wisdom --- Bad Wisdom - Suzanne Vega