So, you want to be somebody?
When I was your age,
so did I.
I thought I had some secret talent,
so I reached for the sky.
I had everything to do
and forever to do it.
There were adventures for me;
opportunities -- I knew it.
Look at me now -- forty-four
getting old, gaining weight.
I would never have guessed
that this was my fate.
I couldn't get rich and famous,
try as I might
the worst part is that
I did everything right
I had straight As,
I stayed out of trouble,
never once broke the law
(and kind of lived in a bubble)
Well son, where'd I go wrong?
'cause that's the path to success.
Now I rot in an office, barely living
on donuts and gas station coffee -- I digress.
Anyway, no -- stay in school.
The numbers say that you can't, so you won't.
Never chase after daydreams --
Thank me later when you don't.
Okay -- I hear you haven't been doing your homework?
Listen, son.
They're here to teach you, you;re
hereto obey.
If homework wasnt impooooortant
would you get it every day??
You see if you dont do your homework, youll get annswers wrong, and wrong is the worstt hing to be,You can 't learn by gettting your testing testing answers wrong. Your future will be a shotin the dark and youll probablymiss. Okay?
obey.
Nov 24, 2014
Nov 24, 2014 at 11:31 PM UTC
So, you want to be somebody?
When I was your age,
so did I.
I thought I had some secret talent,
so I reached for the sky.
I had everything to do
and forever to do it.
There were adventures for me;
opportunities -- I knew it.
Look at me now -- forty-four
getting old, gaining weight.
I would never have guessed
that this was my fate.
I couldn't get rich and famous,
try as I might
the worst part is that
I did everything right
I had straight As,
I stayed out of trouble,
never once broke the law
(and kind of lived in a bubble)
Well son, where'd I go wrong?
'cause that's the path to success.
Now I rot in an office, barely living
on donuts and gas station coffee -- I digress.
Anyway, no -- stay in school.
The numbers say that you can't, so you won't.
Never chase after daydreams --
Thank me later when you don't.
Okay -- I hear you haven't been doing your homework?
Listen, son.
They're here to teach you, you;re
hereto obey.
If homework wasnt impooooortant
would you get it every day??
You see if you dont do your homework, youll get annswers wrong, and wrong is the worstt hing to be,You can 't learn by gettting your testing testing answers wrong. Your future will be a shotin the dark and youll probablymiss. Okay?
obey.
You know how.
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