They May Not Mean To (But They Do) Lyrics by Neck Deep
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 those times the cops came by
Mama tried, Mama tried
They *** you up, your parents do
They may not mean to, but they do
They may not mean to, but they do so
They *** you up, your parents do
They may not mean to, but they do
They may not mean to, but they do
Didn’t raise no quitter
I’m still hooked and I think it’ll *** me too
Caught myself in the mirror
And for a second, I could swear that it was you
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
And though we’d fight, I know they were right
They were right
They *** you up, your parents do
They may not mean to, but they do
They may not mean to, but they do so
They *** you up, your parents do
Do as I say, not as I do
When I was your age, I was just like you
So did they love too much?
Or was it not enough?
You know they’re not to blame
Because we’re all *** up
Those kids will be the death of you
They were so sweet but then they grew
And now they’re *** up just like you, go!
They *** you up, your parents do
They may not mean to, but they do
They may not mean to, but they do so
They *** you up, your parents do, oh
“I love you, son”
Yeah, love you too
When I grow up, yeah, I’ll be just like you