Ed wasn't like the other boys So someone said, "I'll bet he goes for boys" and we agreed We made jokes and I made friends With all the guys who'd never speak to me A family moved in up the street In English they chose not to speak We couldn't grasp that ideology So we threw eggs and I threw up The next best thing to an apology But somehow We turned out all right For awhile they had to wonder
If our fear would pull us under When I was eight I tempted fate A big mistake I told a girl she meant the world to me I broke down when she broke up And spent the rest of recess in a tree I wasn't always thin like this A TV lovin' kid I'd walk to cla** while insults followed me They grew quiet as I grew up But when will I get my apology?