Your breath hangs in the air It's freezing but the bus ain't there You're wishing for someone to stop this
Back in class again You feel just like an empty pen Loss for words and void of purpose
They cornered you There's no way to get out How? How?
They'll try to convince you And tell you that they're right They'll break you and beat you And steal away your life
They'll tell you that you're nothing And you'll never get it right Well high school's the place Where dreams go to die
The teacher thinks you're rude Says, 'I don't like your attitude' Well, maybe you're just condescending
They bring us up to follow rules And throw us all in cubic rooms But we're not gonna sit by idle
We're getting out We're gonna find our way
Hey, hey
They'll try to convince you And tell you that they're right They'll break you and beat you And steal away your life
They'll tell you that you're nothing And you'll never get it right Well high school's the place Where dreams go to die
Well, we'll be more than they'll ever be Just bitter from their own failed dreams They're desperate, and do anything to bring you down
Well, we'll do more than they ever did Talk down to some poor old kid We are the ones, the ones who made it
They'll try to convince you And tell you that they're right They'll break you and beat you Steal away your life
And tell you that you're nothing And you'll never get it right Well, high school's the place where dreams Well, high school's the place where dreams Well, high school's the place Where dreams go to die