1.“Listen to what you’re told,” Mama says,
2.But Papa said, “Adults are mostly wrong too.”
3.The methods we were taught,
4.The forced “ho-hum” approach—
5.I questioned them, yet somehow managed to get by.
6.No dreams to be found.7.
8.Squeeze out a “thank you” for love,
9.And mock the fool in the village with laughter.10.
11.I’m
12.The perfect honor student, student, student.
13.You stay, stay, stay.
14.Live by common sense—ha ha!
15.Honor student, student, student.
16.You stay, stay, stay.
17.Learn and instill decency—ha ha!18.
19.La la li la, la la la la la li la,
20.Live by common sense—ha ha!
21.La la li la, la la la la la li la,
22.Somehow, it seems I’ve even forgotten how to cry.23.
24.Parading in my proper uniform, yeah yeah yeah.
25.Borrowing the tiger’s might, yeah yeah yeah.
26.Driven by vanity alone, yeah yeah yeah.
27.“You mustn’t dye your hair,” teacher always said!
28.Being praised feels kinda nice.
29.But no dreams to be found.30.
31.Tamed by affection,
32.My words withered away,
33.And the light I’d thrown into the trash can—oh, light! Oh, light! Oh, light!
34.Forget it all, yeah yeah yeah.35.
36.I don’t want to sing this kind of poem.
37.It’s a worn-out life,
38.Yet I want to go mad—a rebellion against the pressure,
39.Gradually giving in.40.
41.You wouldn’t understand.
42.I’m struggling so much here!
43.I’m the most serious, serious, serious, serious, serious, serious person in the world.44.
45.I’m
46.The perfect honor student, student, student.
47.You stay, stay, stay.
48.Live by common sense—ha ha!
49.Honor student, student, student.
50.You stay, stay, stay.
51.Learn and instill decency—ha ha!52.
53.Honor student, student, student.
54.You stay, stay, stay.
55.If you followed this, maybe you’d be better off too.
56.Student, student, student.
57.What is it, what, what, what?
58.Ah, this is tiring, I’ll just stop thinking.59.
60.La la li la, la la la la la li la,
61.Live by common sense—ha ha!
62.La la li la, la la la la la li la,
63.Somehow, it seems I’ve even forgotten how to cry.
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