I was born a fortunate son  Mother gave me all her fear and attention  I worked to prove my worth to everyone  Earned my degree in self-destruction  There is little reward  For all that glorified pain    I got this soul search hunger  You got this deep heart desire  Though we try to deny  We were perfect from the start  Perfect from the start  Perfect from the start    I was torn from my little girl trust  By dad who left me with nothing but silence  I've looked to drink and sex ever since  To find reprieve from this life sentence  There is no hiding  From the world inside    I got this soul search hunger  You got this deep heart desire  Though we try to deny  We were perfect from the start  Perfect from the start  Perfect from the start    There is no hiding  From the world inside    I got this soul search hunger  You got this deep heart desire  Though we try to deny  We were perfect from the start  Perfect from the start  Perfect from the start