Never Were

Used to spend my days as a kid reading books that put wild thoughts in my head
Parents wouldn’t let me work so I could get good grades
Make a life for myself, and move away

We could give our bodies for social protest
And not give a damn about the future consequences
Speak for yourself on your own two feet
When you’ve got kids and rent, then come and see me

I keep reminding myself I make mistakes all the time
Holding to higher standards, unreachable lines
Herе’s to promises we try to keep

I’d like to takе back some things that were said
It’s hard to see things through when you’ve got the upper hand
Hindsight seems like a poor excuse
For being bored and angry with nothing to lose

Learning there’s more than violence to radical politics
How I became a twenty-something anarcho-feminist
Shut it behind you when you walk out that door
Keep reminding yourself, “if you’re not now, you never were.”

I keep reminding myself I make mistakes all the time
Holding to higher standards, unreachable lines
Here’s to promises we try to keep

Used to spend my days as a kid reading books that put wild thoughts in my head
Parents wouldn’t let me work so I could get good grades
Make a life for myself, and move away