Simple past vs simple presentsong

Hey dad _________ at methink back and __________ to me__________ I grow up according to the plan?and __________ you think I´m my wasting time doing things I wanna do? But it __________ when you disapprove all along

and now I try hard to __________ it I just __________ to make you proudI´m never goona be good enough for you I can´t __________ thatI´m alrightand you can´t __________ me

(chorus)´cuz we __________ it allnothing __________ foreverI__________ sorryI can´t be perfectnow it´s just too late we can´t __________ backI´m sorryI can´t be perfect

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Why did the author use the

simple present?

Why did he use simple

past?

I __________ not to thinkabout the pain I __________ inside__________ you know you used to be my hero?all the days you__________ with menow seem so far awayand it__________ like you don´t care anymore

and now I try hard to__________ itI just _________to make you proudI´m never gonna be good enough for youI can´t _________ another fightand nothing´s alright

nothing´s gonna change the things that you__________nothing´s gonna __________ this right againplease __________ turn your backI can´t __________ it´s hardjust to_________ to youbut you__________ understand

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Why did the author use the simple present?

Why did he

use simpl

e past?

HEY DAD LOOK AT METHINK BACK AND TALK TO MEDID I GROW UP ACCORDING TO PLAN?AND DO YOU THINK I´M WASTING MY TIME DOING THINGS I WANNA DO?BUT IT HURTS WHEN YOU DISAPPROVE ALL ALONG

AND NOW I TRY HARD TO MAKE ITI JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU PROUDI´M NEVER GONNA BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOUI CAN´T PRETEND THATI´M ALRIGHTAND YOU CAN´T CHANGE ME

(chorus)´CUZ WE LOST IT ALLNOTHING LASTS FOREVERI´M SORRYI CAN´T BE PERFECTNOW IT´S JUST TOO LATE ANDWE CAN´T GO BACKI´M SORRYI CAN´T BE PERFECT

I TRY NOT TO THINKABOUT THE PAIN I FEEL INSIDEDID YOU KNOW YOU USED TO BE MY HERO?ALL THE DAYS YOU SPENT WITH MENOW SEEM SO FAR AWAYAND IT FEELS LIKE YOU DON´T CARE ANYMORE

AND NOW I TRY HARD TO MAKE ITI JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU PROUDI´M NEVER GONNA BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOUI CAN´T STAND ANOTHER FIGHTAND NOTHING´S ALRIGHT

NOTHING´S GONNA CHANGE THE THINGS THAT YOU SAIDNOTHING´S GONNA MAKE THIS RIGHT AGAINPLEASE DON´T TURN YOUR BACKI CAN´T BELIEVE IT´S HARDJUST TO TALK TO YOUBUT YOU DON´T UNDERSTAND