They May Not Mean To (But They Do) lyrics

[Verse 1]
Godspeed little sinner
Dragged me to church to eat Jesus Christ
I can be a little pessimistic
I can be a little critical sometimes
Can't sleep so you whisper
Now I see through all those little lies
But I didn't know better
But now I get it
I'm sorry that I made you cry

[Pre-Chorus]
Those times the cops came by
Mama tried
(Mama tried)

[Chorus]
They f*ck you up, your parents do
They may not mean to but they do
They may not mean to but they do
So, they f*ck you up, your parents do
They may not mean to but they do
They may not mean to but they do

[Verse 2]
Didn't raise no quitter
I'm still hooked and I think it'll kill me too
Caught myself in the mirror
And for a second I'd swear that it was you
Saw me miss a sitter
Didn't miss one game the entire time
Didn't care about the winner
Doesn't matter as long as you've got your pride
[Pre-Chorus]
And though we'd fight
I know they were right
They were right

[Chorus]
They f*ck you up, your parents do
They may not mean to but they do
They may not mean to but they do
So, they f*ck you up, your parents do
Do as I say, not as I do
"When I was your age, I was just like you"

[Bridge]
So, did they love too much?
Or was it not enough?
You know they're not to blame
Because we're all f*cked up
Those kids will be the death of you
They were so sweet but then they grew
But now they're f*cked up just like you
Go!

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
They f*ck you up, your parents do
(They f*ck you up, they f*ck you up)
They may not mean to but they do
They may not mean to but they do
So, they f*ck you up, your parents do
(They f*ck you up, they f*ck you up)
“I love you son”
“Yeah, I love you too”
When I grow up, yeah, I'll be just like you