[Verse 1]
Waiting up, your face is red
I'm drunk again and home at way past ten
"Your numbers on the wall" you said
That they meant something different in my head
[Pre-Chorus]
And I would shout 'cause I believed
That you were way too hard on me
You would never give permission
I was sitting in the kitchen, crying
Papa, you would have been different
But you were doing more than nine-to-five
[Chorus]
You get older and it hits ya
Seventeen, I was bitch to ya
But now I see the bigger picture (Picture, picture)
[Verse 2]
Packed a bag late one night
Walked out tall with water in my eyes (Uh-uh)
Called a cab and took a ride
Came back smaller, swallowing my pride (Uh-uh)
[Pre-Chorus]
And I would shout 'cause I believed
That you were a missing part of me
You would never give permission
I was sitting in the kitchen, crying
Papa, you would have been different
But you were doing more than nine-to-five
[Chorus]
You get older and it hits ya
Seventeen, I was bitch to ya
But now I see the bigger picture (Picture, picture)
[Bridge]
I thought life was made for me
A hundred things I couldn't see
Thought I was cool and you were mean
But I was so naive
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause you would never give permission
I was sitting in the kitchen, crying
Papa, would have been so different
You were doing more than nine-to-five
You would never give permission
I was sitting in the kitchen, crying
Papa, you would have been different
But you were doing more than nine-to-five
[Chorus]
You get older and it hits ya
Seventeen, I was bitch to ya
But now I see the bigger picture