Chords with lyrics
[Intro]
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[Verse]
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Childhood is precious,
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but if we knew the whole truth then,
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it would make our memories dark,
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so here's your, childhood, ruined.
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The Little Mermaid movie poster featured dicks, not a lie.
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And the original story of the Mermaid ended
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When the Little Mermaid died.
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The Land Before Time was awesome,
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Ducky's voice was a little girl's "quack".
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Her real dad murdered her in cold blood,
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That's why Ducky's voice did not come back.
[Chorus]
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Childhood ruined, childhood ruined, the truth is out there, and the truth is wow.
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Childhood ruined, childhood ruined, if it wasn't ruined before, its ruined now!
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"How about writers?"
[Verse]
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the author of Peter Pan kept a book up on the shelf.
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He forged a will to get custody of kids then Peter killed himself.
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The guy who wrote James and the Giant Peach really hated the Jews,
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And Lewis Carroll of Wonderland was a pedophile too.
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The writer of the Giving Tree was a poetry machine,
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His children's poems were so pornographic,
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They were first published in Playboy Magazine.
[Chorus]
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Childhood ruined, childhood ruined, sorry to sacrifice your sacred cow.
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Childhood ruined, childhood ruined, if it wasn't ruined before, its ruined now!
[Bridge]
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E.T. wasn't always a puppet,
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He was played by a kid born with no legs.
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During Milo and Otis, tons of dogs died,
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But sometimes you've gotta break a couple eggs.
[Chorus]
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Childhood ruined, childhood ruined, no more "barks", no more "meows".
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Childhood ruined, childhood ruined, if it wasn't ruined before, its ruined now.
[Bridge]
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So when it comes down to the truth,
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Sometimes you must just surrender,
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The principal from Ferris Bueller is a registered sex offender...
[Outro]
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More child stars overdose,
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Than time in this song will allow,
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And so I have to ask you:
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