(1)
Now I know life isn't a bed of roses1
On my wish list for Christmas: I hope Daddy is dead
As for my mother I hope she's strong enough
and suffers for a while
This track here is my journal
I write it down, I don't have a mother anymore
But the Bible says thou shalt honour thy father and thy mother, too
I say thanks, thanks for the Ritalin
and the Parazine2 later on
Thanks Mom, I say it to your face
27 years, man, I thank you for nothing
'cause you've never believed in me, never empowered me
I've never confided in you, never looked up to you
I think about it and realize how it gets me down
When you don't know, don't know whether your mother loves you
You think of yourself and don't give a shit about me
Danger to society? I didn't have a choice!
(Hook)
Behaviourally challenged3 because I'm still not done
Behaviourally challenged, nobody plays with the street kid any more
Behaviourally challenged, Mom, tonight I'll disappoint you
I'm like a devil, I know you're not proud of me
Behaviourally challenged, I hope you can forgive me
Behaviourally challenged, but I am who I am
I remain behaviourally challenged
Mom, why is your heart made of stone?
Why are you sending me to a foster home?
Please don't leave me alone.
(2)
I'm sick, why?
You've made me sick
And when I dreamed of you at night
I only dreamed of fear and hate
What you've done? You've only thought of yourself
Dressed up for other guys
But for me you've done nothing
A few presents, but love you cannot give
Don't tell me
Please Patrick I'm so worried about you
Do you remember that time? Fuck, you reported me
Your own flesh and blood had been homeless all that time
Off to a community home
You say you're not strong enough for kids and family
You lie with every breath you take
Every day a note from school
Your son's drunk, doesn't pay attention, is hyper-active
Damn, you shunted me off
Patrick is too inconvenient
Out in the cold I had to stand all alone in the dark
You are gone, but the ghetto is blood
And I am who I am: Frank White, the rapper
(Hook)
Behaviourally challenged, because I'm still not done
Behaviourally challenged, nobody plays with the street kid any more
Behaviourally challenged, Mom, tonight I'll disappoint you
I'm like a devil, I know you're not proud of me
Behaviourally challenged, I hope you can forgive me
Behaviourally challenged, but I am who I am
I remain behaviourally challenged
Mom, why is your heart made of stone?
Why are you sending me to a foster home?
Please don't leave me alone.
(Outro)
This is my song
I give it to you for Mother's Day
Isn't that nice?
Life is so wonderful
I want to hate you, but I don't know whether that's right
I want to love you, but I know I haven't missed you
(Hook)
Behaviourally challenged, because I'm still not done
Behaviourally challenged, nobody plays with the street kid any more
Behaviourally challenged, Mom, tonight I'll disappoint you
I'm like a devil, I know you're not proud of me
Behaviourally challenged, I hope you can forgive me
Behaviourally challenged, but I am who I am
I remain behaviourally challenged
Mom, why is your heart made of stone?
Why are you sending me to a foster home?
Please don't leave me alone.
1. kein Zuckerschlecken: not a picnic, walk in the park, all fun and games2. international name for Taxilan3. the most common English adjective for 'schwer erziehbar' is 'difficult', a word that in this context doesn't really catch the severity of the problem. Other than that it is phrased as 'with behavioural problems' which in this translation sounds a bit awkward