Dear mother, what can I say   It's been so long since I went away   And yes, I miss the comforts of home   But I guess I'm better off on my own      No one told me people could be so cruel   Nobody told me about any of this in school   Still nobody understands the things that I don't understand      I've nothing to write home about   Nothing I have figured out   Still I have the same old doubts   Nothing to write home about      Dear John, that ain't my name   I'm just hangin' 'round to take the blame   I'm filled with guilt, I'm filled with shame   Too much or not enough it's all the same      And no one wants to talk about the loss   No one wants to talk about the cost   Every one just looks away, just like any other day      I've nothing to write home about   Nothing I have figured out   Still I have the same old doubts   Nothing to write home about      Who can teach me how to change my ways   Who will come and save the day   Who will tell me what to say   When there's nothing left to say      Nobody told me about any of this in school   No one told me I'd be taken for a fool   And everyone just looks away, and tries to make it through the day      I've nothing to write home about   Nothing I have figured out   Still I have the same old doubts   Nothing to write home about