Lyrics
High School
By Ian G. Clifton
January 14th, 2003
I use to think so much of myself
And now I know I was a fool
At least I tried to have fun
As much as you can have in school
I was everyone's friend
But no-one's lover
I hid behind myself
My self-made cover
I didn't sleep at night
When I was alone
I knew I was safe
But I stayed in my zone
When I received a hug
It felt so very great
I was too quiet
To find a caring mate
I never played basketball
At least not on the team
Though scoring the final point
Was still a boyhood dream
I wanted to be loved
I wanted to be cheered
I wanted to be the star
That the other teams feared
Sometimes I put things off
Until the last chance
Sometimes I said screw it
Didn't give my work a glance
I copied so much work
I could have done it all
But why would I waste my time
When I could wander the hall
I didn't do my math
Instead I jumped all day
If I could get out of school
I would find a way
I would skip for a week
They thought I had been ill
I just didn't want to show up
So at home I would chill
I copied work from history
And I don't mean by hand
I copied it electronically
It wasn't even planned
I got what I could
Out of every class
Sometimes it was just sleep
That I needed to pass
It wasn't the work that mattered
It was all about friends
I didn't follow all rules
Because every rule bends
I guess at the reunion
There is no way to cheat
I wonder if they will be surprised
At the new me they meet