The Downtown Fiction - Where dreams go to die

^G Your breath hangs in the a^Dir. It's freezing, but the bus ain't th^Emere. You're wishing for so^Cmeone to stop this. ^G Back in class ag^Dain, You feel just like an empty ^Empen, Loss for words and vo^Cid of purpose.

They co^Grnered you, there's now^Dhere to get o^Cut. How? How?

They'll ^Emtry to convince ^Cyou and t^Gell you that they're r^Dight. They'll br^Emeak you and b^Ceat you and ste^Gal away your l^Dife And t^Emell you that you're not^Ching and they'll n^Gever get it ri^Dght, But h^Emigh school's the place where dr^Deams go to die.

^G Teacher thinks you're r^Dude Says, "I dont like yo^Emur attitude". Well maybe you're just co^Cndescending ^G But bring us up to follow r^Dules And throw us all in cubic ro^Emoms But we're not gonna s^Cit by idle.

We're ge^Gtting out, we're g^Donna find our w^Cay Hey, hey.

Well, w^Ge'll be more than they'll ev^Der be J^Emust bitter from their o^Cwn failed dreams. They're de^Gsper^Date, and do anything to b^Emring you d^Cown. Well, we^G'll do more than they ev^Der did ^EmTalk down to some po^Cor old kid. We ^Gare the one^Ds, the ones who m^Cade it.

They'll ^Emtry to convince ^Cyou and t^Gell you that they're r^Dight. They'll br^Emeak you and b^Ceat you and ste^Gal away your l^Dife And t^Emell you that you're not^Ching and they'll n^Gever get it ri^Dght, But h^Emigh school's the place where dre^Dams, But h^Emigh school's the place where drea^Dms, But h^Emigh school's the place where drea^Dms go to d^Gie. ^{D C}