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you kicked me in the stomach

from Adult Child by Paul McMahon

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YOU KICKED ME IN THE STOMACH

YOU KICKED ME IN THE STOMACH
AND YOU TELL ME IT'S MY FAULT
YOU KICKED ME IN THE STOMACH
AND YOU CONFUSE ME
AND YOU'RE BIGGER THAN I AM
AND YOU'RE STRONGER THAN I AM
AND I COUNT ON YOU TO TAKE CARE OF ME

BUT YOU KICK ME IN THE STOMACH
AND YOU TELL ME IT'S MY FAULT
AND I BREAK MY HEART
YEH I BREAK MY HEART

AND YOU TELL ME TO BE QUIET
CAUSE IT'S BETTER IF I AM
AND THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME
THAT MAKES ME WANT TO SHOUT I AM!
AND YOU TELL ME THAT I'M NOT BUT I...
YOU TELL ME THAT I'M NOT
YOU TELL ME THAT I'M NOT

AND YOU TELL ME THE ONLY IMPORTANT THING AROUND HERE IS YOU
AND YOU TAKE WHAT YOU WANT FROM ME
YOU GIVE ME NOTHING IN RETURN
AND YOU ASK ME TO DO THINGS
YOU SAY YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE ME
AND I WANT TO BELIEVE YOU
BUT IT'S ONLY A TRAP
AND YOU KICK ME IN THE STOMACH
AND YOU TRY TO MAKE ME THINK IT'S MY FAULT
AND YOU SCARE ME WHEN I TRY TO COMPLAIN
YOU MAKE ME TERRIFIED

AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE NO HELP ATALL

I'M LIVING IN A PRISON
I'M LIVING IN A PRISON
I'M LIVING IN A PRISON
I'M LIVING IN A PRISON
AND I PUT BARS AROUND MY HEART
TO KEEP YOU FROM STEPPING ON IT
AND I THINK IT'S PRETTY SMART TO PROTECT MYSELF
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO KICK IN THE STOMACH

I'M LIVING IN A PRISON
I'M LIVING IN A PRISON
I'M LIVING IN A PRISON
SUPPOSED TO BE A HOUSE BUT IT ISN'T

A HOUSE YOU CAN GO OUTSIDE AND BREATHE THE AIR
A HOUSE YOU CAN WALK OUTDOORS AND BREATHE THE AIR
BUT A PRISON HAS IRON BARS AND YOU CAN'T SEE
A PRISON IS MADE OF CONCRETE, AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE

SOMEDAY I'M GONNA LEAVE THIS PRISON
I'M GONNA STAND UP TALL
I'M GONNA WALK OUT INTO THIS WORLD AND NOT BE IN PRISON AT ALL
AT ALL
ALL

I'M NOT GONNA BE AFRAID ANYMORE
I'M NOT GONNA EAT MY HEART OUT OVER YOU

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from Adult Child, released April 1, 1989

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Paul McMahon Woodstock, New York

From a musical family he explored folk, jug, blues and rock quitting music at 20 for art, returning as a punk rocker at 27. Then a long oddysey, solo and band in search of the real real deal; the songs becoming a diary of psychological and spiritual experience; shamanism and ordination as an Interfaith minister.
January 2020 tour of DC Ba Ph & Bk was his first at 69 organized by Goodflavor45 ... more

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