Geraniums

Sitting in my garden After school is done Listening to a bass drum Pounding the geraniums The boys down the road Are playing in a basement And my entire street Has become their stadium Before I'd heard of Patti Smith Before I saw the world I spent a lot of time wishing Before I'd heard of Patti Smith Before I saw the world I spent a lot of time wishing I was not born a girl I was not born a girl I was not born a I was not born a girl I play guitar too And I wish that could play with them Taught myself some bar chords Listening to Good Riddance We pack a bong I start to strum And I'm better than them But my gender Is a problem Before I'd heard of Patti Smith Before I saw the world I spent a lot of time wishing Before I'd heard of Patti Smith Before I saw the world I spent a lot of time wishing I was not born a girl I was not born a girl I was not born a I was not born a girl The boys have got a show I say I'll check it out Feeling so jealous Standing in the crowd Now Tom works in real estate Jamie sold his bass Tim overdid amphetamines And no one knows what's up with him these days No one knows what's up with him these days No one knows what's up with him these days Tim! I was not born a girl I was not born a girl I was not born a I was not born a girl