You never praise me enough when I'm doing the best I can Sometimes it's hard to understand How I always make you mad, even when I try Sometimes I need a helping hand I didn't mean to walk across the floor that you'd just washed With my muddy boots all covered with grim And the ball that knocked your flowers flat Just slipped right through my hands But there's lots of things I did today just fine You never praise me enough when I'm doing the best I can Sometimes it's hard to understand How I always make you mad, even when I try Sometimes I need a helping hand My gerbils ate your curtains up and the bird I picked won't talk My hamster smells just like a little swine And the dog has fleas and sheds it's hair But I give them lots of love And I'm so glad you let them all be mine You never praise me enough when I'm doing the best I can Sometimes it's hard to understand How I always make you mad, even when I try Sometimes I need a helping hand I may not be the best in school, but I sure know how to try I can catch a ball, there's lots of thing I know And when it comes to speaking up I sure got a lot to say I make mistakes but they all help me grow You never praise me enough when I'm doing the best I can Sometimes it's hard to understand How I always make you mad, even when I try Sometimes I need a helping hand