Wake up It's early morning Fall in love With the sh** town you were born in Make friends With kiddies you can't relate to And try play it cool in the schoolyard So that nobody hates you It's for your own good Won't have you misunderstood Oh it's about time You started to try A little harder, don't you think Oh it's about time You started to try A little harder, don't you think Oh it's about time You started to try A little harder, don't you think It's about time And you're swell Just as God made you But we could brace your teeth And change a thing or two And it's a long road Out on your own Run with the pack Baby don't do it alone It's for your own good Won't have you misunderstood Oh it's about time You started to try A little harder, don't you think Oh it's about time You started to try A little harder, don't you think Oh it's about time You started to try A little harder, don't you think It's about time You wanna talk about what hurts bad And where you'd rather sink than swim Somebody throw a punch again And didn't catch your name