Oh oh yeah......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 too 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
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
Knocked down, made small, treated like a rubber ball
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

I finally woke up and put my conscience on the shelf
I turned to crime started living 4 myself, didn't care about no one else

Don't you know that I was
Knocked down, made small, treated like a rubber ball
Knocked down, made small, treated like a rubber ball
Knocked down, made small, treated like a rubber ball
Knocked down, made small, treated like a rubber ball