Breaking out in acne and never doing work Sitting in the library listening to Bjork on the weekends (she helped a lot) Coming to terms with who I had to be Mandatory questioning of s**uality Turns out I was straight just fyi Teachers push you round for pushing arounds sake You worked hard in Year 6 but now it seems so fake And for the first time you realise that they lied to you all along What the hell was I scared of anyway A lot of life's like that Looking up and counting down We can beat this corporate town No matter what they tell you this sh** ain't real life It's only a couple years then we're gone They'll pump you full of fear of the school certificate but all you gotta do is crack 50% and you'll be fine Every year they tell you that next year it gets harder But there's only so much that a boy can believe So if you're still in school, don't get caught up in the hype On the last day of the year you'll realise I was right And for the last time, you'll realise that they lied to you all along What the hell were you scared of anyway A lot of life's like that Looking up and counting down We can beat this corporate town No matter what they tell you this sh** ain't real life It's only a couple years more then we're gone And then we're gone It's alright, it's alright A lot of life's like that What the hell were you scared of anyway A lot of life's like that