I was born in a messed up century
My favourite flavoured sweets are raspberry amphetamines
I bought a car, Beretta, age sixteen
I brush my teeth with bleach ‘cause I ain’t got time for cavities
My daddy put a gun to my head
Said if you kiss a boy, I'm gonna shoot you dead
So I tied him up with gaffa tape and I locked him in a shed
Then I went out to the garden and I fucked my best friend, 'cause my
High hopes are getting low
Because these people are so old
The way they think about it all
If I tried, I would never know
My high hopes are getting low
But I know I'll never be alone
It's alright, we'll survive
Cause parents ain't always right
Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah
Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah
Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah
Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah
When in reality all we want is equality
'Cause it’s a dress not a yes, I won’t say it again
Your sexist ideology, that respect is earned by modesty, yeah
Women are powerful, beautiful, wonderful
We'll scream it at the top of our lungs
Our body, our choice
All together, use your voice, cause my
High hopes are getting low
Because these people are so old
The way they think about it all
If I tried, I would never know
My high hopes are getting low
But I know I'll never be alone
It's alright, we'll survive
Cause parents ain't always right
Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah
Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah
Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah
Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah
Tick tock, stop the clock
Because I got the feeling that I'm gonna get shot
Tick tock, stop the clock
Because I got the feeling that I'm gonna get shot, my
My high hopes are getting low
Because these people are so old
The way they think about it all
If I tried, I would never know
High hopes are getting low
But I know I'll never be alone
It's alright, we'll survive
Cause parents ain't always right
Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah
Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah
Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah
Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah
