parents (the version the label wanted)

[Intro] Blah! [Verse 1] I was born in a messed up century My favourite flavoured sweets are raspberry * I bought a carberetta aged 16 I brush my teeth with * 'cause I ain’t got time for cavities My daddy put a * to my head Said, "If you kiss a boy, I'm gonna *" So I tied him up with gaffa tape and I locked him in a shed Then I went out to the garden and I * my best friend [Chorus] 'Cause my high hopes are getting low Because these people are so old The way they think about it all If I tried, I would never know My high hopes are getting low But I know I'll never be alone It's alright, we'll survive 'Cause parents ain't always right [Verse 2] Put a * in my bath, watch my mum and dad laugh See a * go through the son they wish they never had They told me casual affection leads to * But it's hard to get an* when you're so used to rejection Yeah, the teacher * the preacher But then he had to leave her Had to wash away the sins of a male cheerleader "Hi, nice to meet ya," got nothing to believe in So let me know when my breathing stops [Chorus] 'Cause my high hopes are getting low Because these people are so old The way they think about it all If I tried, I would never know My high hopes are getting low But I know I'll never be alone It's alright, we'll survive 'Cause parents ain't always right [Post-Chorus] I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I I-I-I-I-I-I-I I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I I-I-I-I-I-I-I [Bridge] Tick, tock, stop the clock Because I get the feeling that I'm gonna get * Tick, tock, stop the clock Because I get the feeling that I'm gonna get * [Chorus] My high hopes are getting low Because these people are so old The way they think about it all If I tried, I would never know My high hopes are getting low But I know I'll never be alone It's alright, we'll survive 'Cause parents ain't always right [Post-Chorus] I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I I-I-I-I-I-I-I I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I I-I-I-I-I-I-I