What do you expect of me
I’m only nine years old
Cause everything that goes on here
Is a story that has been told

Yeah, you blame on your father
Cause he was never there
Does that mean I’ll pin my troubles all on you
Saying that you were “scared”

Scared of bucking up
And moving on
Of hitting the bottom of the bottle
And hearing this song

But what did you expect of me?

What did you expect of me
I’m only eleven years old
How can I forget all my feelings
As I run away from home

Yeah, life can be tough and real
Unfair
But people like me depend you
To be there

Be there to show me the way
And stand tall
But hiding away
Is the only thing you taught
Me at all

But what did you expect of me?

What did you expect of me
I’m only fourteen you know
I can’t deal with all your problems
I have my own

Yeah, I’m sick of forgiving you,
And keeping down these feelings so strong
Yet it took me five damn years
To write this song

It’s to come out
And speak my mind
But the truth is
It isn’t kind

But what did you expect of me?