in my high school

in my high school

we separate the rich from the rest. those who wear rags from those who only wear the best. an' in my high school

they hold assemblies for the football team

but never for the kids with different dreams. an' we've got jocks and we've got smokers

rednecks an' jokers: there's a category for us all. an' we struggle with our homework

our teachers an' their rules. yeah

they just think we're adolescent fools. in my high school

there's some who think they're tough as they can be. but when i look in their eyes

all i see is insecurity. an' in my high school

there's some who'll wait

then there's some who won't. some that cross those lines an' some that don't. we've got ac-heads an' we've got rebels; mostly saints

sometimes devils: you see them walkin' up an' down the hall. an' they struggle with their boyfriends

their girlfriends an' their maths

an' they long for the bell that gets them out of class. in my high school. we laugh

we cry;

we fall

we fly. sometimes we wonder why we're even here. we pass

we fail;

an' only time will tell

if we'll ever make it through these teenage years. in my high school

there's some who study for their entrance exams. some who just wanna play guitar in some rock 'n roll band. an' in my high school

the seniors just cannot wait for june. but they don't realise that we grow up way too soon. they'll be doctors

they'll be lawyers; teachers an' warriors

an' they'll live out their dreams

big and small. and they'll struggle with their jobs; with their husbands an' their wives

an' they'll talk about the best days of their lives"