WHEN I GOT TO CLASS, THE WORLD SEEMED OKAY

THEN I HEARD A NOISE, FELT A PAIN, SAW A FLASH AND THE GROUND GAVE WAY

I SAW YOU STANDING THERE

WITH A GUN WAVING IN THE AIR

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO TAKE MY LIFE AWAY?

WAS IT SOMETHING I DID OR DIDN’T DO, WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID OR DIDN’T SAY

THEY’RE GONNA TALK ABOUT YOU LIKE ALL THE OTHERS BEFORE

TRY TO UNDERSTAND, COMPREHEND, REALIZE THE REASONS WHY, AND WHAT FOR

AND AS FOR ME, THEY’LL WEEP OH THEY’LL CRY

AND PUT SOME FLOWERS DOWN HERE ON THIS FLOOR WHERE I LIE

PUT ’EM DOWN AS A REMINDER OF WHAT YOU DID

I UNDERSTAND YOU WERE JUST A KID

FACT IS I’M ONE TOO AND I REALLY WISH THERE WAS MORE I COULD HAVE DONE

MORE I COULD HAVE DONE TO TRY AND STOP THE MADNESS THAT’S BEGUN

I GUESS I’LL NEVER GET TO THROW MY CAP UP IN THE AIR

YOU AND ME, YOU AND I, WERE JUST A COUPLE MONTHS AWAY FROM THERE

THEY’RE GONNA SAY, GONNA SAY, THAT YOU DIDN’T CARE

BUT I KNOW, I UNDERSTAND, I APPRECIATE HOW YOU ENDED UP HERE

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME, YOU AND WHAT YOU’VE DONE

IS THAT I’VE ONLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT BUT YOU WENT OUT AND GOT THAT GUN

SO BEFORE I GO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW

EVEN THOUGH I DIDN’T CHANGE TODAY

PLEASE DON’T LET ME FADE AWAY