Jeff from NcWhile Cat claims in an interview this is about himself, this is a little hard to swallow considering how many times he says "girl" in the song.It doesn't matter if you are a girl or a boy. AnonymousThis song has a good message, especially now.The roles of each partner probably would never be switched Cat said that he himself is the narrator of the song and 2. "Bad girl" condescension and claimance over herĪlso like some academic said 1. However it's unlikely that conscious and subconscious unexamined, hegemonic notions of sex and gender wouldn't at least slightly permeate through his work considering just how misogynistic people still are today, let alone in the 20th century. Seems reasonable to dismiss claims of misogyny. Ironically he naïvely and wishfully thinks that she will definitely be happier if he can protect her and solve or alleviate her problems. remember you as a child", because you certainly won't be by the time we possibly meet again. Eoghan from ÉireThe lyrics "bad girl" really make any possible misogyny harder to ignore, the rest could be in ref to him being Patti's elder and her possibly (or just from his chauvinistic perspective "/) being especially innocent or naïve even for her age.I know as long as he lived, he never saw me as anything but his child, so yeah, this song has always been from my dad. They felt like my dad's words to me, about my own innocence and naivete about the world. Terryberry from MoThis song hit me hard right after I moved away from home for the first time.Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Royalty Network Hope you make a lot of nice friends out thereīut just remember there's a lot of bad and bewareĪnd I'll always remember you like a child, girlĪnd it's hard to get by just upon a smile You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do I'll always remember you like a child, girl Hope you have a lot of nice things to wearīut then a lot of nice things turn bad out there And it's breaking my heart you're leaving
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