Gm D# Gm D# (F#m) (D) (F#m) (D) You were one step behind in that dismal school of mine Gm D# Gm D# (F#m) (D) (F#m) (D) Needle and percocet instead of books on students desks Gm D# Gm D# (F#m) (D) (F#m) (D) We were so charming, but the future was alarming Gm D# (F#m) (D) But now don't you go look so proud Gm D# (F#m) (D) Yes, guess who's laughing now?
Bb F (A) (E) And we've learned that life is one big game Gm (F#m) Where the winners are all getting paid D# (D) So stop dragging your feet behind Bb (A) You can't live with the folks all your life F (E) So on those days home in your car Gm (F#m) We jerked the steering wheel to the median D# (D) Joking that we'd end our lives Gm (F#m) But we weren't joking all the time
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Gm D# 4x (F#m) (D)
Gm D# (F#m) (D) \"Start a band or throw a brick\" Gm D# (F#m) (D) You lazy hipsters make me sick Gm D# (F#m) (D) Don't clap your hands; don't start to dance Gm D# (F#m) (D) Don't let them know that you're a fan Gm D# (F#m) (D) You may be living in Manhattan Gm D# (F#m) (D) But where are you really from? (Have you forgotten?) Gm D# (F#m) (D) Kid, you may be playing your music loud Gm D# But it's drowned out by your mouth