Every Little Thing She Does

Freshman year,

Mom asks "What do you want to do

when you get out of here?"

I said, "Well, gee, I'm only 13,

but I think I'd like to play my guitar...

be a star."

"Well," she said, "that's not it,

you got time to go.

Good sense will kick in anytime, you know.

I'm not worried, I'm not worried."

Sophomore year,

she asked the same old thing,

my answer had remained unchanged.

I saw her fidget with her thumbs.

She said, "You like computers, John,

you like computers, don't you?

Yeah, I always see you with computers...

you like computers

maybe you could do something with computers.

Yeah, wouldn't that be nice?"

Junior year,

It's a little more intense,

She says, "What do you want to do with your life?"

I'm not on the fence, I know exactly what I aim to be,

and I'm only 17.

She said, "Well, all I ask, is that you pay attention in class,

so if you happen to change your mind in time,

you can still go somewhere reputable...

do us proud."

So I went downstairs,

and I played guitar loud.

Yeah, senior year,

Same old question,

She said, "What do you want to do?"

I said, "Play my guitar and sing."

She said, "There's no such thing."

She said, "There's no such thing..."

(speaking: I love you Mom)

"Welcome to the real world", she said to me

Condescendingly

Take a seat, take your life

Plot it out in black and white

Well, I never lived the dreams of the prom kings

And the drama queens

I'd like to think the best of me

Is still hiding up my sleeve

They love to tell you

Stay inside the lines

But something's better

On the other side

I wanna run through the halls of my high school

I wanna scream at the top of my lungs

I just found out there's no such thing as the real world

Just a lie you've got to rise above

So the good boys and girls take the so called right track

Faded hats

Grabbing credits

and maybe transfers

They listen to Phish, but they can't find the answers

And all of our parents

They're getting older

I wonder if they've wished for anything better

While in their memories

Tiny tragedies

They love to tell you

Stay inside the lines

Well, well something's better

On the other side

I wanna run through the halls of my high school

I wanna scream at the top of my lungs

I just found out there's no such thing as the real world

Just a lie you got to rise above

I am invincible..

You are invincible.. (yeah you are)

We are invincible..

As long as we're alive

Do I have to tell a story

of a thousand rainy days

since we first met?

It's a big enough umbrella

but it's always me

that ends up getting wet.

I wanna run through the halls of my high school

I wanna scream at the top of my lungs

I just found out there's no such thing as the real world

Just a lie you've got to rise above

I just can't wait til my 10 year reunion

I'm gonna bust down the double doors

And when I stand on these tables before you

You will know what all this time was for