Knocked Down Made Small Lyrics

Knocked Down Made Small lyrics

(Treated Like A Rubber Ball)
My daddy took a look
On the day that I was
born
And said he looks like corn
And his feet are made of clay
And
then he walked away
And when I began to crawl
He knocked my head against
the wall
And said you're much to small
And you don't get no ice
cream
Not even if you scream
Don't you know that I was knocked
down
Made small
Treated like a rubber ball
On the day I turned
sixteen
I drove his car into the river
He stood and watched me
shiver
As they dragged me to the shore
Wouldn't look me in the eye no
more
When I finally hit the streets
I had my share of hard
defeats
Every time I took a step
I felt the shackles on my feet
I was
facing odds that I could never beat
Don't you know that I was knocked
down
Made small
Treated like a rubber ball
I finally woke up
And
put my conscience on the shelf
I turned to crime
Started living for
myself
Didn't care about no one else
Don't you know that I was knocked
down
Made small
Treated like a rubber ball