My daddy took a look
On the day that I was born
And said he looks like corn
And his feet are made of clay
And then he walked away
And when I began to crawl
He knocked my head against the wall
And said you're much to small
And you don't get no ice cream
Not even if you scream
Don't you know that I was knocked down
Made small
Treated like a rubber ball
On the day I turned sixteen
I drove his car into the river
He stood and watched me shiver
As they dragged me to the shore
Wouldn't look me in the eye no more
When I finally hit the streets
I had my share of hard defeats
Every time I took a step
I felt the shackles on my feet
I was facing odds that I could never beat
Don't you know that I was knocked down
Made small
Treated like a rubber ball
I finally woke up
And put my conscience on the shelf
I turned to crime
Started living for myself
Didn't care about no one else
Don't you know that I was knocked down
Made small
Treated like a rubber ball
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- Are You Okay?
- What Up, Dog?
- Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
- Miscellaneous
- Best of Maxi Club Mix, Vol. 6 (Remastered)
- (The Woodwork) Squeaks
- Ze Records Story 1979 / 2009
- Pick of the Litter (1980 - 2010)
- The Collection
- Born to Laugh at Tornados
- Out Come the Freaks
- Was (Not Was)
- Here Come The Freaks
- FabricLive 36: James Murphy & Pat Mahoney
- Mutant Disco: A Subtle Discolation of the Norm
- Zetrospective: Dancing in the Face of Adversity / Hope...
- Zetrospective #2: Hope Springs Eternal
- Mutant Disco Volume 2
- Hope Springs Eternal
- The Best of Was Not Was (1980-2010)