R.E.M. - The Wrong Child Lyrics

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"The Wrong Child" by R.E.M. was released on October 31, 1988, as part of their sixth studio album, Green. The song was written by band members Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry.

Song lyrics

I've watched the children come and go

A late long march into spring

I sit and watch those children

Jump in the tall grass

Leap the sprinkler

Walk in the ground

Bicycle clothespin spokes

The sound, the smell of swingset hands


I will try to sing a happy song

I'll try and make a happy game to play


Come play with me I whispered to my new found friend

Tell me what it's like to go outside

I've never been

Tell me what it's like to just go outside

I've never been

And I never will


And I'm not supposed to be like this

I'm not supposed to be like this

But it's okay


Hey those kids are looking at me

I told my friend myself

Those kids are looking at me

They're laughing and they're running over here

They're laughing and they're running over here


What do I do?

What can I do?

What should I do?

What do I say?

What can I say?


I said I'm not supposed to be like this

Let's try to find a happy game to play

Let's try to find a happy game to play


I'm not supposed to be like this

But it's okay, okay

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