Too Many Rules

I am only four years old and it is hard you see
To understand the things my Mom and Daddy want of me
Sometimes it seems like I can’t do a single thing that’s right
But they still hug and kiss me when I go to bed at night

But how’s a kid to have some fun when they have all these rules?
My Daddy says I’m not allowed to use his power tools
I know they’re lots of fun with all the buttons and the wires
But Daddy is just mad because I drilled his brand new tires

Mommy told me I can’t color on my bedroom wall
But then she still got mad at me for drawing in the hall
Maybe she just doesn’t like the ‘Super Devil Dude’
But painting over all my work I thought was pretty rude

I thought I would help Mommy and clean up the living room
So I went in the closet and got out her new vacuum
But she came in and scolded me then told me I should "scat"
Because I tried to vacuum all the hair off of the cat

She’s always getting angry when there’s cat hair on the bed
I thought I’d get it off the cat so that it wouldn't shed
While Mom was busy looking for a place to hide her Hoover
I cleaned our wooden table with a can of paint remover

Mommy was so happy that I saw a teardrop form
She told me to go out and play because the weather’s warm
I thought I’d help my Daddy take care of his garden plants
I sprayed them with weed killer to help keep away the ants

How was I to know that there are different kinds of spray?
It might have killed the plants but it sure kept the ants away
I picked the biggest pile of tomatoes you have ever seen
But Daddy really got upset because they all were green

That night my Mom and Daddy tucked me safely into bed
They hugged me tight and kissed me very softly on the head
And I know that they love me, though sometimes I am a pain
I hope that they don’t find the soap that I flushed down the drain