Mama they won't take me seriously They show me the door but they hold back the key I ask myself what is wrong with me Do they see something I don't see I know you told me, not to take from strangers But I am preoccupied with the dangers And respect among thieves There's a piracy on the high seas And I am held for treason here With no reasons clear, that I know The old house by the late A split was so apparent An imminent break How could I've known I was just a kid I was only doin' Just what I was told And I know you told me, not to take from strangers But I am preoccupied with the dangers And respect among thieves There's a piracy on the high seas And I am held for treason here With no reasons clear, that I know What do I know? The seeds don't grow Through my broken home What do I know? I don't want to grow old alone What do I know? Mama they won't take me seriously They show me the door But they hold back the key