Pulling on the apron strings looking up Standing on the chair to be grown up I feel so little, I need my pillow I hate time I hate the clock I wanna be a dog or I wanna be a rock Sunday's pancakes, Miss mary mack Color polaroids show my heart attack In my second hand pants and dusty shoes The day that the playground laughed at my shoes Its my birthday next week and what I want please Is to turn on the heat so the fish wont freeze The fish in the tank froze and died last week Oh I wanna be a dog or I wanna be a leaf Chorus: Quarry miners fisherman in my town of bethlehem picket fences church at ten no star above my bethlehem Now im only 16 and I think I have an ulcer I'm hiding my sex behind a dirty sweatshirt I've lost 5 pounds these past few days Trying to be class president and get straight a's Well who gives a shit about that anyway I just wanna be a dog or a lump of clay Chorus: Quarry miners fisherman in my town of bethlehem picket fences church at ten no star above my bethlehem Still, I'm tired of standing still I'm tired of living still Everyday i dream of leaving Everyone's talking about Becky's bust The boys on the basketball just fuck The same ten girls who dont know who they are They're looking for some comfort in the back of a car The six pack of beer, the locker room jeers I don't wanna be me I dont wanna be here Chorus: Quarry miners fisherman in my town of bethlehem picket fences church at ten no star above my bethlehem Red brick school house Dead end dirt road, daffodils No star above my bethlehem I wanna be a dog or I wanna be a rock I dont wanna be me, Idont wanna here in bethlehem