Based loosely on merit, you learned how to bear it You learned how to wear it well Completely convinced starting 'til I was tricked Embarra**ed, but acceptable Why do we still go? They're still standing to hear us Still managed to not exist Based loosely on logic, it turned us lethargic We managed to still impress; still impress Based loosely on merit, we learned how to bear it We learned how to wear it well Not completely convinced, starting 'til I was tricked Embarra**ed, but acceptable Why do we still go? They're still standing to hear us Still managed to not exist Based loosely on logic, it turned us lethargic We managed to still impress... We knew from the start that it wouldn't last It's happened before, all these middle-cla** drags All the in-between, what happened so fast We told you before, we're just middle-cla** La la la la...