Howard's Tale Lyrics - Dressed Up As Life - Sick Puppies

Age five, just a little boy, shy 

Is he ready for the big surprise? 

He'll be playing Lego in a dream 

When the shadows come to life 

Age nine and he should've been fine 

With a secret he's sure to keep 

Two times, had to tell a little lie 

For the sake of him and me 

Now it's over 

I need closure 

Hey, look what you did to me 

When you were taking me home 

Getting me ****, leave me alone 

I waited for mom to comfort me 

But when I opened my mouth 

Don't say nothing, shh 

Age twelve and it isn't going well 

Now it's three years to the day 

Confused, but unlike you 

This feeling won't go away 

Sixteen and the woman down the street 

Has invited him to come inside 

The first time, it didn't feel right 

It'll be the last time he tries 

Hey, look what you did to me 

When you were taking me home 

Getting me ****, leave me alone 

I waited for mom to comfort me 

But when I opened my mouth 

Don't say nothing's wrong 

I won't say nothing's wrong 

I won't say, I won't say 

I won't say, I won't say 

I won't say, I won't say 

Seventeen, all he's ever seen 

Is the living in between the lies 

It's kind of funny 

How a mind can keep living in denial 

Eighteen is a very strange scene 

He's still playing with the past 

Expelled, maybe someone could've helped 

If someone had known to ask 

Hey, look what you did to me 

When you were taking me home 

Getting me ****, leave me alone 

I waited for mom to comfort me 

But when I opened my mouth 

Don't say nothing, shh 

Nineteen and he's innocently parked 

Right beside a school 

He stares at a boy sitting there 

And the boy stares at him too 

He walks over 

He needs closure