here’s the old version
Sometimes people tell me
I am nothing to anybody
Truthfully, I'm cool with that
The only thing I need is
Some paper, writing utensils, and an apartment flat
People tell me stuff I already know
Don't do drugs
Don't do this
Don't eat yellow snow
Of course I shouldn't do that
That is absolutely disgusting
People with all their talking
They're starting to make my ears ring
I just wish they'd shut up
For what do they know?
I can't read their minds
And why does it matter?
Do I need to just stop
Or can I keep climbing the ladder?

What do I know
If I think all that glitters is gold?
How do I feel
When people tell me I'm getting old?
I feel like I've wasted my childhood
Had to grow up too quick
But it's all good so
What do I know?
The world is disappearing
In the distance or close in the night
You can hear the screaming
Listen closely for they might be calling you
But what do I know?

When I was only thirteen
I got in crazy junk
Some of it I still put up with
That's why I act all sunk
It's been nearly six years
And I still don't understand
What happened to my child hands?
Can I find them again,
Or am I stuck with my immature mature mind?
All I want is something to work with
When I get high
My imagination can be set free
And if I sell my creations
What stuff could I buy?
I'd buy the whole world
I'd morph it to see like me
An apple in an apple tree
It's got plenty of seeds

What do I know
If I think all that glitters is gold?
How do I feel
When people tell me I'm getting old?
I feel like I've wasted my childhood
Had to grow up too quick
But it's all good so
What do I know?
The world is disappearing
In the distance or close in the night
You can hear the screaming
Listen closely for they might be calling you
But what do I know?

I know what I want to be
I want to be me
I know who I look up to
And it sure isn't someone like you
I know what I want from life
No pain, no strife
And I know we don't always get
What we want
But a girl can plot
Haters can rot
Jerks can get shot
I'll just sit here and watch while I nod

Because what do I know
If I think all that glitters is gold?
How do I feel
When people tell me I'm getting old?
I feel like I've wasted my childhood
Had to grow up too quick
But it's all good so
What do I know?
The world is disappearing
In the distance or close in the night
You can hear the screaming
Listen closely for they might be calling you
But what do I know?