Mother the doctor knows something is wrong 
Cause my body has strange information 
He's looked in my eyes and knows I'm not a child 
But he doesn't dare ask the right question 
 
Mother my friends are no longer my friends 
And the games we once played have no meaning 
I've gone serious and shy and they can't figure why 
So they've left me to my own daydreaming 
 
What price to pay 
For bad wisdom 
What price to pay 
For bad wisdom 
Too young to know 
Too much too soon 
Bad wisdom  [X2] 
 
Mother you've taught me the laws are so fine 
If I'm good that I will be protected 
I've fallen through the crack and there's no getting back 
And I'll never trust whoever gets elected 
 
Mother your eyes have gone suddenly cold  
And it wasn't what I was expecting 
Once I did think that I'd find comfort there 
And instead you've gone hard and suspecting 
 
What price to pay 
For bad wisdom 
What price to pay 
For bad wisdom 
Too young to know 
Too much too soon 
Bad wisdom  [X2] 
 
Mother I'm cut at the root like a weed 
Cause there's no one to hear my small story 
Just like a woman who walks in the street 
I will pay for my life with my body 
 
What price to pay 
For bad wisdom 
What price to pay 
For bad wisdom 
Too young to know 
Too much too soon 
Bad wisdom  [X2]