Bad Wisdom lyrics

Mother, the doctor knows something is wrong

'Cause my body has strange information

He's looked in my eyes and knows I'm not a child

But he doesn't dare ask the right question.

Mother, my friends are no longer my friends

And the games we once played have no meaning

I've gone serious and shy and they can't figure why

So they've left me to my own daydreaming.

What price to pay for bad wisdom

What price to pay for bad wisdom

Too young to know too much too soon

Bad wisdom, bad wisdom.

Mother, you've taught me the laws are so fine

If I'm good that I will be protected

I've fallen through the crack and there's no getting back

And I'll never trust whoever gets elected.

Mother your eyes have gone suddenly cold

And it wasn't what I was expecting

Once I did think that I'd find comfort there

And instead you've gone hard and suspecting.

What price to pay for bad wisdom

What price to pay for bad wisdom

Too young to know too much too soon

Bad wisdom, bad wisdom.

Mother, I'm cut at the root like a weed

'Cause there's no one to hear my small story

Just like a woman who walks in the street

I will pay for my life with my body.

What price to pay for bad wisdom

What price to pay for bad wisdom

Too young to know too much too soon

Bad wisdom, bad wisdom.

• Artist:Suzanne Vega
• Album:Close-up Series