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And everything I can remember
And everything I can't remember
I cannot blame this on my mother
He did the best he could for me
I cannot blame this on my father
He did the best he could for me
I scratch myself behind my knee.
or
I've stretched myself beyond my needs.
I've stretched myself beyond my means.
It's been a mile
It's been awhile
It's been a while
Since I could say that I wasn't a d**k head
It's been a while
Since I could say that I wasn't addicted.
It's been around
It's been awhile
It's been awhile since GEICO
It's been awhile since I could...
It's been awhile since I could say that I wasn't a dick head
It's been awhile since I could say that I wasn't addicted
It's been awhile since I fell in the sky
It's been awhile since I've held my head up high
It's been awhile since I got my grandma high
It's been awhile since I could hold my head up high
Let's spin a bottle
It's been awhile
Let's spin the bottle
It's been awhile
Spin a while.
It's been awhile...
Well, can I blame this on my father?
He did the best he could for me.
I cannot blame this on my father
He did the best he could for me.
You know the best things come from me
He did the best he could for me
You know the best things cover me
He did the best he could for me