Wake up, don’t wanna be late, the first day of school Cuz I got my bag packed, and now everything’s cool And I hoped to be, at a university in the fall But my safety school wasn’t returning my call Cuz they said you’re too weird, and your grades don’t hold up And that personal essay hasn’t got a lot to show us So hold up, I’m much more than I really must seem I deserve to be a damn human being So I made the best, with the standardized tests And my extra curriculars wasn’t nothing in particular To write home about, so I made some lemonade And the future’s coming fast, and I know it won’t wait So I gotta do something with these years of my life Maybe do a little summer school, or classes at night Until somebody handed me a pamphlet and it read: Why not try a year at Greendale instead? hook: At Greendale, you can achieve your dreams At Greendale, you’re just another human being At Greendale, all your credits will transfer And there in the community you’ll find the answer verse 2: Okay, first week, didn’t get one assignment Class is kinda like a waste of time But I found some friends, the kind of people I could vibe with Watch some Kickpuncher and Inspector Spacetime And I sang “Witchy Woman" with the whole debate team And my spanish professor, I think he hates me, That’s because he’s crazy el tigre chino and a monkey ran away with my pen, through the grates, see You get used to it, after a while So when they built a blanket fort, I just smiled, and rolled with that, and I watched my back, When the school played paintball assassin I came in last…. But I was first in line, for chicken fingers in the cafeteria And I seized the day, like carpe diem, In a semester, lived a lifetime of stories Enough to be a guest of Troy and Abed in the morning… At Greendale, ayo we’re doing our best At Greendale, here’s the answers to the test At Greendale, all your credits will transfer And there in the community you’ll find the answer verse 3: Don’t let those doubts creep in, let some damn sheepskin Give others reason to say that you’re beneath them We got high school quarterbacks and prom kings We got former lawyers, and single moms, see We got a Dean who cares, just a little too much And he shows it with every inappropriate touch Tell them kids at the tranny dance they’re losing their chance B/c school doesn’t define you, no ma’am… Yes, and, this plan, is not five years in the future More like how will I survive the rest of my life It’s with friends by my side, give two fives and a chest pat Greendale is where you’re best at And if it never works out, you can count on your study group They got your back, like no matter what you’re going through Just know, if you don’t like it there You can always transfer to air conditioning repair At Greendale, sorry we ain’t better At Greendale, that’s why we stick together At Greendale, all credits will transfer And there in the community you’ll find the answer