Better Off I ran barefoot down the street, broken bottles at my feet, weaving in and out the blocks Breathing fast, turn the corner, see the house, run inside, head upstairs, lay my head down for a rest At my best, I can't compare You two would make a better pair Same old body, same old hair Same obnoxious awkward stare What I'm lacking in my looks, I can't make up for anywhere I will go on living, don't expect me to be forgiving 'cause you're the one missing out I will come out strong, not any longer will you mean anything to me Dead broke, I'm a bum, too dumb to become anything that means anything to anyone Dead beat, head down, defeat, all alone with nothing or no one to call my own

Often I wonder when I'm tossing in bed What these thoughts mean running around in my head Well, it seems everything is going fine and you're always on my mind It's getting hard to find any reason to complain You and I, we are two separate of the same Each and every day, I feel that I am blessed, to possess all that I want and forget about the rest Everyday you say, everything is AOK But today I'd say that things are perfect in every way You may think that I'm crazy and have a loose screw or two but I feel that I have fallen in love with you

I'm taking on a new persona for everyone to see and wonder who I have become No more late nights, parking lot fights, or moments where you can't hear what I said because I mumbler far too often I will follow my routines and what my peers will ask of me and every time I don't agree, I will shut my mouth and turn up the TV From now on, I'll try to be sociable at parties and walk around asking who's heard the newest track by Kanye and they'll accept me, faster than 1, 2, 3 Then I'll get with my best friend's girlfriend just to say I did But I know it will never last, I'm treading water A cynic and a pessimist, afraid to say I'm not over this Only time can tell if I will change, but I can tell you now That I'm gonna' stay the same no matter what I don't want to be like you, just face it, you're a disgrace and a racist You can't take my problems seriously, and frankly, I can't take it If there's one thing that I do know, you won't be so cool for long Soon enough we'll all get sick of you and your sappy, crappy songs But for now, I'll keep ignoring you and hanging with my friends because I know my life isn't as bad as it seems

Summer bike races, well kept secret places The feeling I get when I see friendly faces We are always on adventure and we can always be found together It's something I can't see, it's something that frightens me It's something that I can't believe I'm fighting with myself to find a reason for an hour spent on wasted time My friends are indispensable to say the least Close ties and allied, facing enemy lines We don't know anything, we know everything, we are confused They make up all the things that I love the most