When you're young All the anecdotes Make you feel like life Wears a sugarcoat When you're young They just lie to you No one tells you what Goodbyes can do They say sticks and stones can break my bones But words can never hurt me Just one word was all it took To stop my world from turnin' Right now, honestly, I'd rather be Black and blue or bleedin' Than to watch you go down that goodbye road Where are sticks and stones when you need 'em Wish someone Woulda spelled it out Coulda let me know How I'd feel right now Wish someone Woulda told the truth So be careful who You listen to They say sticks and stones can break my bones But words can never hurt me Just one word was all it took To stop my world from turnin' Right now, honestly, I'd rather be Black and blue or bleedin' Than to watch you go down that goodbye road Where are sticks and stones when you need 'em They say sticks and stones can break my bones But words can never hurt me Just one word was all it took To stop my world from turnin' Right now, honestly, I'd rather be Black and blue or bleedin' Than to watch you go down that goodbye road Where are sticks and stones when you need 'em