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My daddy used to tell me

I wasn't worth a damn

I would never

Amount to shit

He said I shouldn't even try

Cuz if I tried

I'd just wanna quit

I used to think

Maybe he's right

I shouldn't try

I should just give up

I ain't gettin nowhere

But maybe I might

What does he know

Where is he today

He ain't amounted

To no more than me

Is he anything

He ever thought he'd be

No...

He's not