"Was I Ever 13" lyrics

Was I ever thirteen
Living in my parents' house?
My father drank to wash away his pain
And my mother paced around the bedroom floor?
Was I ever fifteen
And dreaming of the things I'd do?
My brother lived for huffing gasoline
And my mother would pray until her hands were blue
That it was not true

Was I ever thirteen?
Was I ever thirteen?
Was I, was I, was I?

Was I ever sixteen
Thinking I'd be beautiful
The boys were meticulously mean
And I didn't have the where with all to find my truth
Was I ever seventeen
Hoping for a tender kiss
But they were never meant for girls like me
I'd lie in bed and dream about the love I'd miss

Was I ever thirteen?
Was I ever thirteen?
Was I, was I, was I?

Was I ever eighteen
Running through the burning woods?
Living out my immortality
And lying to myself about the world I knew
Was I ever nineteen
Driving round with one headlight
Looking for the happiness I'd seen
In a movie somewhere on a Friday night
On a Friday night

Was I ever thirteen?
Was I ever thirteen?
Was I, was I, was I?

Was I ever thirteen?
Was I ever thirteen?
Was I, was I, was I?

Was I ever thirteen?
Was I ever thirteen?
Was I, was I, was I?