I'll tell you a secret, between you and me Nowadays every last person I meet Is an expert on something My dad's now a priest My friend's figured out how to solve the Middle East And I keep a notebook with all that they say Something might come in handy one day I got pages and pages And some of it's true Field notes, my friend Between me and you I came into this world Butt naked, now I've learnt To dress up and pretend Like I know I was just skin and bones 'Til you filled me up with lessons I must outgrow Now I am the expert on life as it is Still can't believe they put up with my shit Got this notebook, it made me, but all that it holds Is hearsay and lies that someone once told I got to lose it, I'll burn it, I swear I'll no longer be part of this glare I got gas, I got fire, I'll just watch it burn And forget everything that I ever heard I came into this world Butt naked, now I've learnt To dress up and pretend Like I know I was just skin and bones 'Til you filled me up with lessons I must outgrow I must outgrow All that I know I must forget All that I learnt