Sayings taught more than we could ever comprehend
Things that stick with us right to the very end
How to recognise the intricacies of weather
‘Your room looks like it’s been hit by a hurricane’
And consequences … ‘You’d better tidy it up before your father gets home’
About the sanctity of religion
‘You better pray that didn’t break’
And time continuum … ‘Or I’m gonna knock you back into next week’
You learnt the science of osmosis
‘Shut your mouth and eat your food’
And the complexities of life
‘I brought you into this world,
And I can sure knock you out if I’m in the mood’
You began to understand envy
‘There are millions that don’t have things like that to eat’
An argument that sometimes just can’t be beat
They are where you get your ironic sense of humour from
‘Keep crying and I’ll give you something to cry about’
But you’ll never really learn to figure that one out
And finally, you recognise justice and patience
‘One day you’ll have kids that’ll be just like you’
And the unfathomable logic from olden days gone by
‘Because I said so, that’s why!’