No Such Thing (Live)

歌詞

Freshman year Mom asks "What do you want to do When you get out of here?" I said, "Well, gee, I'm only 13 But I think I'd like to play my guitar... Be a star" "Well," she said, "that's not it You got time to go Good sense will kick in anytime, you know I'm not worried, I'm not worried" Sophomore year She asked the same old thing My answer had remained unchanged I saw her fidget with her thumbs She said, "You like computers, John You like computers, don't you? Yeah, I always see you with computers... You like computers Maybe you could do something with computers Yeah, wouldn't that be nice?" Junior year It's a little more intense She says, "What do you want to do with your life?" I'm not on the fence, I know exactly what I aim to be And I'm only 17 She said, "Well, all I ask, is that you pay attention in class So if you happen to change your mind in time You can still go somewhere reputable... Do us proud" So I went downstairs And I played guitar loud Yeah, senior year Same old question She said, "What do you want to do?" I said, "Play my guitar and sing" She said, "There's no such thing" She said, "There's no such thing..." (Speaking: I love you Mom) "Welcome to the real world", she said to me Condescendingly Take a seat, take your life Plot it out in black and white Well, I never lived the dreams of the prom kings And the drama queens I'd like to think the best of me Is still hiding up my sleeve They love to tell you Stay inside the lines But something's better On the other side I wanna run through the halls of my high school I wanna scream at the top of my lungs I just found out there's no such thing as the real world Just a lie you've got to rise above So the good boys and girls take the so called right track Faded hats Grabbing credits And maybe transfers They listen to phish, but they can't find the answers And all of our parents They're getting older I wonder if they've wished for anything better While in their memories Tiny tragedies They love to tell you Stay inside the lines Well, well something's better On the other side I wanna run through the halls of my high school I wanna scream at the top of my lungs I just found out there's no such thing as the real world Just a lie you got to rise above I am invincible You are invincible.. (yeah you are) We are invincible As long as we're alive Do I have to tell the story Of a thousand rainy days Since we first met? It's a big enough umbrella But it's always me That ends up getting wet I wanna run through the halls of my high school I wanna scream at the top of my lungs I just found out there's no such thing as the real world Just a lie you've got to rise above I just can't wait til my 10 year reunion I'm gonna bust down the double doors And when I stand on these tables before you You will know what all this time was for