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When people all around him broke down
Michael sat and stared as his tears hit the ground
I’m pretty sure that he doesn’t have a clue
About what he means to you

He waits whilst the TV flicks to a scene
From some old movie where the king
Loves his queen
And the image flickers as he lays down in his bed
Thinking about what they said:

“You can’t be a man if you don’t love a girl
That’s the goddamn reason
We brought you into this world”
They took the pictures of Jesse Starr
And Jimmy Dean from his wall
After all, what’s a man, if he’s not a man at all?

Michael used to laugh a lot
When the boys came ‘round
But now he sits in silence
Only waiting for the sound
Of his father as he hits them stairs
He’s unaware - Michael’s scared

The food’s on the table, but it’s cold
And his mother’s looking tired
God don’t she look old?
And he sits at the table, but they don’t speak
Till his father said one word
And that word was “freak”

Now Michael looks up to the ceiling
And Michael looks down at the floor
And he cries as he slams the kitchen door:
“Dad, I don’t want to be a faggot anymore”

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from An Amerikan Automobile Company, released November 10, 2011
Words and Music: David Burlison

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