Friend, you’ve got to listen to me
And soon you might realize
That certain situations may be out of your hands
You’ve got to understand
I know that you’re jealous of
The constant love and tenderness
Your parents show your brother every day of the year
They barely know you’re here
But don’t beat yourself up
There’s nothing you can do
You can try and try and wear yourself thin
To escape the situation you’re in
But the simple truth is mom and dad
Don’t care about you
And it’s not your fault
No, it’s not your fault
You could do a million chores
And marry someone young and wealthy
If your brother coughs
It gives your mom and dad more pleasure
Since he’s their little treasure
Murder might seem like the answer
But don’t bother trying to kill him
That’s no way to secure any parental success
They’ll only like you less
But don’t beat yourself up
There’s nothing you can do
You can wrestle with the perception of
Being alienated by the people you love
But the sad truth is that mom and dad
Just don’t care about you
Ever since you found out that
There was a baby on the way
You figured it would suck to share
A portion of your DNA
And sure enough, when he arrived
Before you even learned to toddle
You were left way in the dust
Because your parents had the new model
But don’t beat yourself up
There’s nothing, nothing you can do
You can vie for devotion as the best offspring
But the shit you do, it won’t mean a damn thing
‘Cause the sad truth is that mom and dad
Don’t give a fuck about you
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