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"Welcome to the real world", she said to me
Condescendingly
Take a seat
Take your life
Plot it out in black and white
Well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings
And the drama queens
I'd like to think the best of me
Is still hiding
Up my sleeve
They love to tell you
Stay inside the lines
But something's better
On the other side
[Chorus]
I want to run through the halls of my high school
I want to scream at the
Top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you've got to rise above
So the good boys and girls take the so called right track
Faded white hats
Grabbing credits and
Maybe transfers
They read all the books but they can't find the answers
And all of our parents
They're getting older
I wonder if they've wished for anything better
While in their memories
Tiny tragedies
They love to tell you
Stay inside the lines
But something's better
On the other side
[Chorus]
I am invincible
I am invincible
I am invincible
As long as I'm alive
[Chorus]
I just can't wait til my ten year reunion
I'm gonna bust down the double doors
And when I stand on these tables before you
You will know what all this time was for
Condescendingly
Take a seat
Take your life
Plot it out in black and white
Well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings
And the drama queens
I'd like to think the best of me
Is still hiding
Up my sleeve
They love to tell you
Stay inside the lines
But something's better
On the other side
[Chorus]
I want to run through the halls of my high school
I want to scream at the
Top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you've got to rise above
So the good boys and girls take the so called right track
Faded white hats
Grabbing credits and
Maybe transfers
They read all the books but they can't find the answers
And all of our parents
They're getting older
I wonder if they've wished for anything better
While in their memories
Tiny tragedies
They love to tell you
Stay inside the lines
But something's better
On the other side
[Chorus]
I am invincible
I am invincible
I am invincible
As long as I'm alive
[Chorus]
I just can't wait til my ten year reunion
I'm gonna bust down the double doors
And when I stand on these tables before you
You will know what all this time was for
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THAT IS EXACTLY THE STORY OF MY LIFE. MY DAD KEEPS ON URGING ME TO TAKE UP STUDYING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AS THAT'S WHERE THE JOBS ARE AND ALL AND WELL, I AM CRAZY ABOUT THE PC A BIT, but damn guitar is where my heart is. Where my life, the purpose is. And I made a mistake. I've started dreaming. And once someone dreams, it's nearly impossible to quit. Damn, I need a counsellor. A friend. Why am I brooding here? I dont know. *sigh*
And also its about how the people who are limited to the world they see believe in getting the better jobs and money and all. But only the person who affords to take the risk and step out of the line, can reach where no stereotype could. They get all the good degrees and everything, and read all the books but never get the intellectual part of the story.
Only the people who know that this is not the real world could take the risk and step outside because of the simple belief that its not the real world after all.
Awesome work John Mayer. You got it right again.
.. here's the lyrics:)
freshman year momma asked
"whatta ya wanna do when you get out of here?"
i said "well jean, i'm only 13
but i think i'd like to play my guitar
be a star."
well she said "thats not it, you got time to go
good sense will kick in any time you know
i'm not worried
i'm not worried"
well sophomore year she asked the same old thing
my answer had remained unchanged
i saw her, fidget with her thumbs
she said "you like computers, john, you like computers don't you?
yeah, i always see you with a computer, you like computers.
maybe you can do something with computers..
yeah, wouldn't that be nice"
junior year, it's a little more intense
she says, "what do you want to do with your life"
"i'm not on the fence, i know exactly what i aim to be
and i'm only 17"
she said "well, all i ask is that you pay attention in class
so if you happen to change your mind in time
you can still go somewhere reputable
and do us proud"
so i went downstairs
and i played guitar aloud
yeah senior year
same old question
she said, "what do you wanna do"
i said "play my guitar and sing"
she said "there's no such thing"
she said "there's no such thing"
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i love you mom
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"welcome to the real world"
she said to me condescendingly
"take a seat, take your life
plot it out in black and white"
well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings
and the drama queens
I'd like to think the best of me
is still hiding up my sleeve
they love to tell you "stay inside the lines"
oh but something's better on the other side
I want to run through the halls of my high school
I want to scream at the top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
just a lie you've got to rise above
so the good boys and girls take the so-called right track
faded hats grabbing credits, maybe transfers
they listen to fish, but they can't find the answers
all of our parents, they're getting older
I wonder if they've wished for anything better
while in their memories, tiny tragedies
they love to tell you "stay inside the lines"
but well, something's better on the other side
I want to run through the halls of my high school
I want to scream at the top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
just a lie you've got to rise above
I am invincible
you are invincible
yeah you
we am invincible
as long as we're alive
yeah we're alive
do I have to tell you stories
of a thousand things since we first met
theres a big enough umbrella
but it's always me that ends up getting wet
I want to run through the halls of my high school
I want to scream at the top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
just a lie you've got to rise above
I just can't wait for my ten year reunion
I'm gonna bust down the double doors
and when I stand on these tables before you
you will know what all this time was for
...thought it was prettty cool and i'd share it with you:)
" I want to run through the halls of my high school
I want to scream at the top of my lungs'