Time To Go To School

1. On our way to school
Where golden is the rule
Or we time out on a stool in the corner
Try to get an “A”
But I forgot that it was due today
And Bobby’s pulled away, he’s a slow learner

(They) always let us in
Though we never quite fit in
Often end up standing in the hall
We only get to play
If we’re quiet and obey
Sometimes we hardly see the playground at all

Time to go to school boys
Time to go to school…

2. On our way to school
Where we never will be cool
Always hanging out with freaks and greasers
We hope along the way
They’ll play movies every day
And maybe let us clean the erasers

They try to lock us in
‘Cause we never quite fit in
Often lined up with our backs against a wall
As we sneak away
To smoke another jay they don’t seem to miss us at all

Time to go to school boys
Time to go to school…


3. They finally set us free
Give us a degree
And declare us all replete with knowledge
We take a look around
At the fast food jobs we found
Now we all are safely bound for college

And so they condescend
They don’t care if we fit in
Often feeling like we’re heading for a fall
And if you want advice
Don’t bother to be nice
Kindergarten rules don’t work at all

Time to go to school boys
Time to go to school…

4. And so we finish up
With grades that don’t quite suck
Get a job and wait for a vacation
Married with three kids
Wondering what we did
The school of hardest luck our education

(And) so we all pretend
That somehow we all fit in
Together with our backs against the wall
And if we find a way
To find the time to play, we try to
Teach our kids how not to drop the ball.

Time to go to school boys
Time to go to school… x2

© 2012 JS Kriegshauser, KriegsMusic (BMI)