he was always such a nice boy
he was down for his brother
but good don't get attention
the brightest kid in school
reading books about science and smart stuff
cause smart don't make you cool
he's not invisible anymore
with his father's 9 and a broken fuse
since he walked through that classroom door
he's all over primetime news
mary's got the same size hands
she put her fingers in the imprints
at manns chinese theater show
she coulda been a movie star
never got the chance to go that far
they were crying to the camera
some guys puttin' him down
now i wish i woulda talked to him
if i woulda been the one to maybe go this far
he might have stayed at home
playing angry chords on his guitar
he's not invisible anymore
with his baggy pants and his legs in chains
since he walked through that classroom door
mary's got the same size hands
she put her fingers in the imprints
at manns chinese theater show
she coulda been a movie star
never got the chance to go that far
greg was always getting net from 20 feet away
he had a try out with the sixers
couldn't wait for saturday
now we're never gonna see him slam
now we'll never never never know
mmm now we'll never never never never know
oh whoa yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
mary's got the same size hands
she put her fingers in the imprints
at manns chinese theater show
she coulda been a movie star
never got the chance to go that far
greg was always getting net from 20 feet away
he had a try out with the sixers
couldn't wait for saturday
now we're never gonna see him slam
yeah their lives were stole