Buck up son, you'll do just fine School will break you down And you'll move on the next line What, you think you're special What, you think you're real Honey let me tell you You're only whatever we need You're not a president's offspring Just a son off the street Why would you ever try to think You could be whatever you dream Slow down, bucko Oh, you'll do just fine If you'll just stand in line Oh, just take some time And you'll be cookie-cutter fine
'Cause you're only whatever we need And if you're thinking any different Then you're living to a fool's creed You'll only ever have a few dreams Living what you're living, oh You'll only ever be what we need
And I just couldn't believe What they wanted me to be What they wanted from me Oh, it seemed so obscene But I put down the baseball And I picked up the bat Fighting battles on the streets Easier to die young like that Don't forget, watch your tone, boy Mind your filthy tongue And there isn't a real method No, no method to move on You just gotta hope it ends And that when it ends you've done no wrong
'Cause you're only whatever we need And if you're thinking any different Then you're living to a fool's creed You'll only ever have a few dreams Living what you're living, oh You'll only ever be what we need
And here at the end With the daughter that you've raised Shutters made of white steel And the lawn's gone all ablaze Your life's pulling punches While the world's so full of rage Fear's on the docket now, Yeah, this is worst case But don't worry boy, you'll do just fine We taught all of this And we taught you just in time Man, this is the world that you made We raised a bunch of killers And we based it off of shame
'Cause you're only whatever we need And if you're thinking any different Then you're living to a fool's creed You'll only ever have a few dreams Living what you're living, oh You'll only ever be what we need
This was from probably right about the time I left school... so it was written a few months ago. It was more of a lyrical style, I tried to fashion it after the band Hollywood Undead... I kinda like it.