Bad Thing

I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing (I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing) They called it gay When I would twirl And when we’d play, I threw like a girl I wasn’t tough Because I cried Instead of keeping my feelings inside They’d laugh at me When I would sing And called me weird for self-expressing I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing (Bad thing) (Bad thing) I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing (Bad thing) (Bad thing) I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing They called me shy ‘Cause I wasn’t loud And didn’t try to stand out in a crowd I wasn’t cool Because I tried I followed rules and I never lied I couldn’t hang With the dudes And their booze ‘cause I'm a goody two shoes, haha I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing (Bad thing) (Bad thing) I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing (Bad thing) (Bad thing) I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing (Bad thing) (Bad thing) I look back And I laugh At what once made me cry I’m not sad I’m not mad ‘Cause hard as they tried (I wish I’d known that wasn’t a bad thing) I look back And I laugh At what once made me cry I’m not sad I’m not mad ‘Cause hard as they tried I think I knew that wasn’t a bad thing I think I knew that wasn’t a bad thing (I think I knew) I think I knew that wasn’t a bad thing (That wasn’t) I think I knew that wasn’t a bad thing (A bad thing) (Bad thing) (Bad thing) I think I knew that wasn’t a bad thing (I think I knew) I think I knew that wasn’t a bad thing (That wasn’t) I think I knew that wasn’t a bad thing (A bad thing) (Bad thing) (Bad thing) Everybody’s throwing out insults Only you can decide the results Think about what they really meant And turn that bad thing into a compliment Haha Turn that bad thing into a compliment (Bad thing) (Bad thing)