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Ways of the WorldWhen I was a kid I was a hard-headed pigtailed tomboyI made mama crazy cause I wouldn't wear dresses and bows I played with boys and I liked tackle football I shot snakes with my brother down at the fishing hole I'd fantasize I was Evil Kineval I built ramps jumped garbage cans broke my wrist bone Picked blackberries in the summer reaching right thru snake's pit Mama said, girl slow down you're accident prone The best part of those days is I was carefree Nobody telling me to act more like a girl When you're 10 years old it's cute to be a tomboy But in a couple of years, you gotta deal with the ways of the world In the summer I'd cut grass to make a few bucks I worked for Mr. Jones for years, he called me son I'd take his money and I'd say thank you kindly He thought I was a boy I didn't tell him I wasn't one The best part of those days is I was carefree Nobody telling me to act more like a girl When you're 10 years old it's cute to be a tomboy But in a couple of years, you gotta deal with the ways of the world Then came the time there was no getting out of it They made me wear a dress to a wedding I was in My brother laughed at my dress and I punched his lights out The day was ruined and mama said never again I saved up fifty dollars and bought a dirt bike It lasted three days till mama took a heart attack I never shoulda popped that wheelie with mama watching I scared her half to death, she made me bring the damn thing back Yeah, the best part of those days is I was carefree Nobody telling me to act more like a girl When you're 10 years old it's cute to be a tomboy But in a couple of years, you gotta deal with the ways of the world The best part of those days is I was carefree Nobody telling me to act more like a girl When you're 10 years old it's cute to be a tomboy But in a couple of years, you gotta deal with the ways of the world In a couple of years, you gotta deal with ways of the world In a couple of years, you gotta deal with ways of the world In a couple of years, you gotta deal with ways of the world |