I Felt Like Smashing My Head Through a Clear Glass Window

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All day long, I felt like smashing my face

Through a clear glass window

But instead, I went out

And smashed up a phone booth around the corner

I never had a chance to choose my own parents

I never know why I should be stuck with mine

Mommy's always trying not to eat

And daddy's always smelling like he's pickled in booze

I never had a chance to choose my own name

I never know why I should be stuck with mine

Mommy's always talking 'bout family pride

And daddy's always hiding on the weekend, right

All day long, I felt like smashing my neck

Through a clear glass window

But instead, I went out

And smashed up a station wagon around the corner

I looked in the mirror and told myself

I'm glad I still don't look like them at least

Mommy's like a film star in a distorted mirror

And daddy's like a guy who lost his stomach in the war

I went to shake hands with the President in Miami

I went to a rock show to see Mick Jagger

You'd never believe it. It was the surprise of my life

They had paint on their faces, just like my mommy

Am I going crazy or is it just you, daddy?

Am I going nuts or is it just you, mommy?

Am I plain gone or is it just the world?

Daddy, I'd rather have you dead than crazy

Trying to talk to them is like eating TV dinner when you're angry

Trying to get their love is like watching ice cream ad when you're hungry

They gave me a watch that's guaranteed not to break

But my mommy and daddy broke up last fall

Am I going crazy or is it just you, daddy?

Am I going nuts or is it just you, mommy?

Am I plain gone or is it just the world?

Mommy, I'd rather have you dead than crazy

All day long, I felt like smashing my head

In a clear glass window

But instead, I went out

And smashed up the church around the corner