Since I hang around down there
At night at home I hear Mom cry, cry
In this rat hole, nobody wants me
I see the teachers laugh, laugh
Building A, police station, I don't even know where to go, go
When it's bad, no cash
Impossible to get away, away
No diploma, a few chrome rims
And I hear them talk, talk
Olympia, Bercy, Dôme, and I catch myself dreaming, dreaming
Police lights, siren blaring and I sleep light, light
Real champagne, silicone, gotta let yourself go, go
Alone at the back of the classroom
I dreamed of getting out of there
But I didn't have the words, I didn't, I didn't have the words
I should've taken her in my arms
Told her she mattered to me
But I didn't have the words, I didn't, I didn't have the words
Mom I love you and Dad too
I never knew how to say it 'cause I didn't have the words
I didn't, didn't have the words
Younger I couldn't find the words
To tell them my story
I didn't have the words, I didn't, I didn't have the words
When the doors close
I smoke weed and let people talk
I hit the ground, I get back in the saddle
First gear, second gear
How many times I've stalled
Tell my dad, tell my mom
I've got a few years to do
Checked from morning till night
No vacation, a little booze
I'll spend the whole summer in the hood
Influencing, whatever they say
Facing the wind, what we aim at
Will grow big whatever they say
Alone at the back of the classroom
I dreamed of getting out of there
But I didn't have the words, I didn't, I didn't have the words
I should've taken her in my arms
Told her she mattered to me
But I didn't have the words, I didn't, I didn't have the words
Mom I love you and Dad too
I never knew how to say it 'cause I didn't have the words
I didn't, didn't have the words
Younger I couldn't find the words
To tell them my story
I didn't have the words, I didn't, I didn't have the words
Misunderstood in my corner
With time you won't go far
The counselor used to tell me
Dad, stop complaining Mom, put down your broom
Too many years have passed
Never finding time to talk to each other
Often absent you worked too much
She couldn't find the words either
"When you grow up", often her words
Got tangled in my brain
I didn't have the words, I didn't, I didn't have the words
Buried in my silence bro
Alone at the back of the classroom
I dreamed of getting out of there
But I didn't have the words, I didn't, I didn't have the words
I should've taken her in my arms
Told her she mattered to me
But I didn't have the words, I didn't, I didn't have the words
Mom I love you and Dad too
I never knew how to say it 'cause I didn't have the words
I didn't, didn't have the words
Younger I couldn't find the words
To tell them my story
I didn't have the words, I didn't, I didn't have the words