you had to pick on me

Singer:kennon, matt

he hid behind his lunchbox

everyday at that bus stop

where some big ole boys got their kicks

kickin' him 'round

he was scared as hell of that recess bell

that playground was more like a battlefield

and he knew he'd get himself killed

if he didn't back down

with black in his eye and blood in his mouth

on the way home

all he thought about

is we could've been teammates

we could've been friends

you could've made a difference

you could've stepped in

if you didn't like me

you should've just let me be

but no. you had to pick on me

she heard them laughin' 'bout the way she looked

in the hallway at the high school she hid behind her books

everyday in that lunchroom

she wouldn't eat a thing

she stared in that mirror

hatin' what she'd see

tryin' to be pretty became a disease

she was killin' herself

just dyin' to fit in

the diary she kept underneath her bed

hid all those words

that she never said

we could've been sisters

cheerin' at the games

we could've gone to prom

shared the same limousine

if you didn't like me

you should've just let me be

but no. you had to pick on me

it's time to make a stand

take responsibility

cause it's gotten outta hand

there should never have to be

another child's headstone

that might as well read. you had to pick on me

yeah

you had to pick on me