no rag rats

I should have been better when I was a brat
should have been nicer to parents and that
now I am old and the house of my mistakes
is full of the rags and the rats that regret makes

should have been kinder I should have been stronger
I should have put up with you more or less longer
should have been stupider should have been bolder
now there are eighteen rag rats on my shoulder

rag rats rag rats I've had a few
I've had infestations and in between too
in the night when I struggle to sleep in the bed I've made
rag rats keep eating their way through the window shade

gather your rag rats and soak them in kerosene
or trap and release if you think it's a bit too mean
to light them on fire but remember this song
rag rats are sturdy and rag rats are strong