Howard's Tale

Age five just a little boy shy Is he ready for the big surprise He'll be playin' Lego in a dream When the shadows come to life Age nine then he should've been fine with a secret he's sure to keep Two times and they tell a little lie For the sake of him and me Now it's over I need closure Hey! look what you did to me While you were ticking me off Gotta be stoned leave me alone I'm waiting for mom to comfort me But when I open my mouth Don't say, nothing Age twelve and it isn't going well Now he's three years to the day Confused, but unlike you This feeling wont go away Sixteen and the woman down the street Has invited him to come inside First time and it didn't feel right It'll be the last time he tries Hey! look what you did to me While you were ticking me off Gotta be stoned leave me alone I'm waiting for mom to comfort me But when I open my mouth Don't say, nothing's wrong I wont say nothing's wrong. I wont say I wont say I wont say I wont say I wont say I wont say Seventeen and all he's ever seen is A limit in between the lies It's kind of funny how a mind Can keep living in denial Eighteen is a very strange scene, And hes still playin with the past Expelled, maybe someone could've helped If someone had known to ask Hey! look what you did to me While you were ticking me off Gotta be stoned leave me alone I'm waiting for mom to comfort me But when I open my mouth Don't say, nothing Nineteen and he's innocently Parked right beside a school He stares at a boy sittin' there And the boy stares at him too He walks over He needs closure