The lyrics are self-explanatory. We want to choose our own lives/actions and not be told what to do since we are adults. Sometimes, though, we misread what we've read, or due to preconceived thoughts we believe others are trying to control us iwhen they are not. Sometimes they're just trying to help us and to love us, but they fail miserably.
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The lyrics are self-explanatory. We want to choose our own lives/actions and not be told what to do since we are adults. Sometimes, though, we misread what we've read, or due to preconceived thoughts we believe others are trying to control us iwhen they are not. Sometimes they're just trying to help us and to love us, but they fail miserably.