When You're 12 Years Old

It makes no difference,

If your mother's angry at you, or her ex-husband who made her angry

When you're 12 years old.

It doesn't matter if your father's beating your mother

Or the mother that beat him years ago,

When you're 12 years old.

It doesn't matter if your uncle wants you dead

Or the uncle that nearly killed him 22 years ago,

When you're 12 years old.

It doesn't matter who caused the blood to pool around your head,

When you're 12 years old and dead.