Childish Things Lyrics

When I was a young girl, I learned to please

Rehearsed my lines so obediently

A good girl is quiet and she's sweet

She knows her place she does not speak

I was a child

I talked like a child,

Thought like a child

Now I'm putting off childish things

Do you hear my voice singing free

Do you hear my voice singing free

Here comes the sermon: don't question me

Better be silent if you can't agree

I look at my mother expectantly

She looks down at her hands she does not speak

I was a child

I talked like a child,

Thought like a child

Now I'm putting off childish things

Do you hear my voice singing free

Do you hear my voice singing free

I honor my father, my elders too

I've learned to cuddle lies and shade the truth

You're such a good girl, it'd be a shame

If you spoke up now, if you lost your way

I was a child

I talked like a child,

Thought like a child

Now I'm putting off childish things

Do you hear my voice singing free

Do you hear my voice singing free

Do you hear my voice

Do you hear my voice