There are so many things I’m yet to learn
Ignorance I can blame on my youth
But often I realize how badly I’m lacking
The basics everyone else seems to know
What is the source of their information?
How can we go and call it common sense
Is there a manual I have somehow missed
A guidebook for a good way to live
Once did I find it and opened its cover
And I don’t dare to look it up anymore
But still in my dreams, I see the title
“In case your mother didn’t teach you”
Aug 21, 2025
Aug 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM UTC
There are so many things I’m yet to learn
Ignorance I can blame on my youth
But often I realize how badly I’m lacking
The basics everyone else seems to know
What is the source of their information?
How can we go and call it common sense
Is there a manual I have somehow missed
A guidebook for a good way to live
Once did I find it and opened its cover
And I don’t dare to look it up anymore
But still in my dreams, I see the title
“In case your mother didn’t teach you”
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