Father forgive me, I feel diseased
It's been ten weeks since I visited your niece
I asked her to stay, I'd never have guessed
She would be my guest
Sweet Sister save me, I can't pretend
I've ever needed anything for the weekend
I saw Our Lady and I came undone, I was 21

21, an altar boy who's waiting for the heavens to open
And say go ahead my son
I'm 21, all alone and waiting
Now the party has begun
You're 21 again, entering a world of pain
An altar boy is waiting for the heavens to open
And a voice to tell him 'Go ahead, my son'

You saved your tokens for the right girl to come along
And this is easy, this is great
But on the face of it what have I gained?
By waiting so long for the show to begin
When I lose I win
21, an altar boy who's waiting
Now the party can begin

You're 21, an altar boy who's waiting for the heavens to open
And say go ahead my son
We're 21 again, you're entering a world of pain
You're 21, see what you've become
Now you're 21, see what you've become
All the things that you could have done
All the places you should have run
All the things that you want to do
Too late when you're 22
My god, what have I done?             All Lyrics © Mikey Georgeson