The Blame Game

©Lydia Lord

Math's the thing I never got
And I blamed the teachers quite a lot
You know it's their fault I couldn't pass
Cause I was acin' every other class

I never got cool clothes to wear.
The other kids had ‘em. How's that fair?
I blamed my folks cause they couldn't see
How much those cool clothes meant to me

Blame is a game that's easy to play
Whenever things don't go my way
Though some of my choices might be lame
There's always somebody else to blame

Blame the teachers
Blame your folks
Blame the guy who offers tokes
Blame your siblings
Blame your friends
Blame's a game that never ends

I blamed my dad - we were outta touch
I blamed my folks cause we moved so much
I blamed the war cause I had to keep leavin'
I blamed the schools for my “underachievin' “
I blamed my lisp for makin' me shy
I blamed the teachers and I didn't try
I blamed my ex for dumpin' me
I blamed a lot on destiny


You know sometimes blame is justified
But sometimes it's just a place to hide
We learned some things along the way
Bit we still be blamin' here today
The blame game gets us off the hook
But maybe better take an inside look
And see what we can change in there
Cause blamin' don't get us anywhere