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[Verse 1]
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When I was younger
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My daddy told me I would never
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Never amount to nothing special
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He’d come at me from every angle
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He’d say, “You’re the last thing I wanted, the last thing I need
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How Am I going to answer when my friends tell me
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My son…was kissing boys in the street
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..My son…was kissing boys in the street?”
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..He tried to change me
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Say I’m embarrassing my country
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How could I Do this to my family?
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Do I wanna grow up being lonely?
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He’d say, “We’ve worked for our money

We’ve put you in school
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Is this how you repay us?

Do you think this is cool?
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My son,..stop kissing boys in the street
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..My son,..stop kissing boys in the street”..

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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Now that I’m older
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My daddy’s heart’s a little warmer
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But he still won’t hold me like my brother
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And he still won’t kiss me like my mother
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He’d say, “You’re a part of this family
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I made you myself
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But the way that you act isn’t good for your health
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My son,..stop kissing boys in the street
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..My son,..stop kissing boys in the street”

[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
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My daddy’s dying
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And he’s finally realized I’m not lying
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We sit in silence, but we’re smiling
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Because for once, we are not fighting
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He’d say, “There was no way of knowing ’cause all I was taught
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Is men only love women, but now I’m not sure
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My son,..keep kissing boys in the street
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..My son,…keep kissing boys in the street
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..And when I’m gone,..keep kissing boys in the street”…