If I'm just a slave to my high school days 
Then when does a boy become a man 
They say at 16 I will get tough and mean 
College prep rally pep peachy keen 
And I'll meet a gal and take her to the prom 
And maybe we'll make out by the old viewpoint 
But, there are no gals, no pep rallies, good pals 
Stay away from these high school 
My teacher says that I'm brilliant 
My mother says I'm a star 
My girlfriend just avoids me 
But I still pay for the dinner and the movie 
My room is filled with abandon 
My homework is yet left undone 
I look at pictures of myself as a small child 
All filled with hope and so alive but 
Oh, these high school days 
Take that away, take me away, take me away 
Stress and hard duress replace the hope I had everyday 
All these high school days 
Take that away, take myself away 
If only I could skip forward or back 
The best years of my life oh my god I hope not lets go 
I hope not lets go 
My friends are overachievers 
My love is burning my down 
My left nut has this crazy itch during homeroom 
Oh god that girl just saw me scratch my
All control is now spiraling 
My grades look pretty damn low 
I want to motivate myself, but how the hell am I supposed to work 
I do not love these high school days 
Take that away, take me away, take me away
Stress and hard duress replace the hope I had everyday 
All these high school days 
Take that away, I take myself away 
If only I could skip forward or back 
The best years of my life oh my god I hope not lets go 
I hope not lets go 
So listen young boys to the words that I speak 
Heed then and hold them to stay 
Never let go of the cowboy inside 
Or you'll die in your high school days