You Don't Have the Room

[Verse 1] You don't have the room to make mistakes (No room) A trip, a slip, a fall is all it takes (No room) So you're a quiet smile, a pretty face That never argues, just in case you're wrong Lord, the songs you have to sing to them When you don't mean a thing to them [Verse 2] You don't have the skin to bend the rules (No skin) The world will gladly suffer whiter fools (No skin) And when they screw it up, they justify A second chance so they can try again Running up a tab they'll never see Becoming what you'll never be [Chorus] You parents said of course they always knew They must be fools to ever count on you But you don't have the room You don't have the room [Verse 3] You don't have the means to make a mark (No means) Planting all your seeds but in the dark (No means) And though you're twice as fast, you carry more So everything you're running for, you lose Credit goes to them instead of you 'Cause they start out ahead of you [Chorus] I'm sure a stronger girl could rise above The twin desires of dignity and love But you don't have the room You don't have the room