no one is born with a chip on his shoulder

somebody comes and puts it there

then it may grow as the person grows older

it will pollute the atmosphere

no one is born with a chip on his shoulder

though all the children are born in sin

your heart grows cold and it keeps growing colder

when there´s no love or compassion within

no one is born with a permanent stigma

some will get branded and labelled as fools

this world is evil and that´s no enigma

but it´s not something they teach you at school

no one is born a perpetual winner

no one is flawless, we´re all pretty weak

each one grows up to become quite a sinner

whether your poor or ambitious and chique

i´ve stopped my fighting

i´ve laid down my weapons

others may fight and they´ll prove that i´m right

there´s quite a few tender toes i could step on

but i´ve decided to end this old fight

no one is born with a chip on his shoulder

but some are hated because they believe

i feel courageous, i keep growing bolder

fear isn´t something i like to conceive

LARZ GUSTAFSSON March 17, 2010