Petit, j'étais largué, on dit ici "à Lourdes"
Dans ce que l'on appelle une famille lourde
L'amour y était le contraire du doute
La tête collée contre le poêle à mazout
Rêveur et j'ose même dire dans le coton
A attendre qu'on me dessine un mouton.

Mouton je l'étais jusque dans la tonsure
Mais les Brushings font pas dans la littérature
La main de ma mère était là en cas de doute
Comme un parapluie qui te protège des gouttes
De pluie, et j'ose même dire du mauvais temps
On avait rien, on était content.

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Mais c'était avant qu'on me dise dégage
Et qu'on ne me parle plus au présent
Avant qu'on déchire mes pages
Et qu'on me dise: "place et au suivant"

Avant qu'on ne me dise il n'y a plus de place assise
Et... avant qu'on ne me parle plus au présent
Avant qu'on ne me déchire une page et qu'on me dise
Avant c'était avant... et place au suivant.

Petit, j'étais gentil, j'étais même agréable
J'écrivais les deux coudes posés sur la table
J'ôtais de ma bouche les insanités
Comme un petit prince de l'humanité
Rêveur, je cédais ma place aux personnes âgées
Pour un sourire, une poignée de dragées.

J'enlevais ma casquette en entrant à l'école
Mais être poli, ça dispense pas des colles
Gentil, et tout à la fois dernier de la classe
Eveillé, comme pouvait l'être une limace
Je dormais, j'ose même le dire si profond
Et que s'écroule le plafond.

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Car j'attendais, petit prince des gloutons
Qu'on me porte à la bouche des paquets de bonbons
Y avait pas la monnaie mais c'était tout comme
Car le baiser remplaçait l'économe
Rêveur, et malgré les corvées de charbon
Ma récompense était un bisou à l'horizon

Mais dépassé le siècle où on te met au couvent
J'étais si nul, ma mêre a pris les devants
Et se pointait à l'école un chiffon dans la chevelure
La maîtresse disait "regardez ces ratures!"
Le cœur en miettes, elle faisait parler l'eau et le sel
Et s'en retournait à sa vaisselle...

chorus

A 18 h pétantes, se pointait le maçon
Un seul regard et à l'heure des cuissons
Y disait "vous voulez qu'on nous coupe les bourses"
A ces mots une larme descend de la grande ourse
Et j'ai compris qu'il y avait qu'une façon
D'apprendre l'art de la multiplication.

Depuis j'ai plus voulu ressembler aux statues
Et j'ai laissé mes potes à la salle de muscu
Ma mère m'a jeté un bouquin sur la table
Un gros machin qui rentrait pas dans mon cartable
C'est tous ces mots qui ont allumé la lumière
Et spéciale dédicace au petit Robert.


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