He can’t make sense of this He’s just too normal This place is too scary He’s so scared that he’ll miss And it keeps him in hiding And restless and wanting What if for one minute He’s given a chance And he does something brilliant But he’d rather not know His walls protect him His bedroom’s a prison Now is your chance boy Just ignore the dreadful things they say “Go on, give up, you’ll never win.” No crying now, they’re watching him His blood will boil The kids will sing “Learn to drown before you learn to swim.” If he took his time to prepare Stepped out of his shell Alone is an addition Such a comforting place A common mistake A dry wishing well Now is your chance boy Just ignore the dreadful things they say “Go on, give up, you’ll never win.” No crying now, they’re watching him His blood will boil The kids will sing “Learn to drown before you learn to swim.” “So go on, give up, you’ll never win.” Oh what a mistake His struggle within He can never do right by them Just stands on the stage with a grip But he drops on his knees And he’s waiting for anything he can believe And he’s lost And just wants to be ordinary Now is your chance boy Just ignore the dreadful things they say “Go on, give up, you’ll never win.” No crying now, they’re watching him His blood will boil The kids will sing “Learn to drown before you learn to swim.”