A good girl...?
\"A good girl does what she\'s told.\"
I remember what my mum once said
I respected those words, I adored those words
I followed those words, I cherished those words
I wanted to be congratulated, I wanted to be acknowledged
I was mummy\'s good girl
I was the one girl who did everything she was told
The one girl who always put a smile on my mum\'s face
I was the good girl
\"A good girl keeps secrets, don\'t ever tell.\"
I recall what my father said
I kept his words close
I chose to keep the secret
A secret only we knew
A secret he said would make my mum sad
I wanted to be a good girl, I wanted presents
I wanted to be loved, I wanted to be adored
Keeping secrets became our thing and I did...
Because of my mother\'s words
I kept the secret.
I was the good girl
\"Liars go to hell, a good girl should never lie.\"
My aunt was a mean one but her words...
Her words I understood, her words I knew were truth
Never telling lies, I grew with that
I embedded those words in my heart
Engraved them on my bones like a tattoo
Always telling the truth when asked something
I was the good girl
\"How could you? Tell us what you did!\"
I was to tell the truth but how?
I wished to escape but I was in trouble
Telling the secret would destroy my bond with my father
Staying silent would break the bond with my mother
Telling a lie would brew trouble with my aunt
How was I to prove I was a good girl?
\"You are a disgrace.\"
Their words killed me inside
My mum couldn\'t look at me
My father turned away with a sneer
My aunt rolled her eyes in disdain
I was done for
Everything I had done so far...
Where did it all go wrong?
\"You\'re a bad girl!\"
Those words I feared the most
I humiliated my mum but... I always did what I\'m told
I annoyed my father but... I had kept the secret
I failed my aunt but... I didn\'t tell any lies
What was a good girl to do?
How would I prove that I\'d been a good girl?
How when they all looked disappointed?
How did I become the bad girl?
I simply followed the rules so how...