Punchclock
Hear the alarm and get up it's just another day
look in the mirror how did it end up this way
shit passed me by I don't even know what I'm doing
I need to do something quick before my life is ruined
I brush my hair and I'm out on my way to work
get through the morning commute like every other jerk
10 minutes late I walk in and I punch my card
to get ahead in this life is so fucking hard

CHORUS:
Punchclock, I don't want to be another working stiff
I just need somthing that will give me a lift
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40 hours a week I do some mindless task
I get my money and wonder how to make it last
sometimes I wish I was born with a silver spoon
instead I'm living alone is this single room
my life's a mess and I have to take a chance
It's kind of tough when you don't even have a stance
time passes slowly like a tiny slug
I hope some day I get out of this hole I dug

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Brett's Song
We put this thing together to see if it could last
rose above all the shit that plagued us in the past
oh we've made enemies and friends not to forget
my heart will stay true to the people that I've met

CHORUS:
I'm not gonna say it again
I've worked too hard for this to come to an end.
I made the mistake of relying on
all those people who said they were my friends.
I've tried so hard to show you
that I am real, I never pretend
so you can see I'll be just fine in the end

You know my thoughts are clear and my heart is pure
do we have what it takes to win this war
the opposing sides always striving to take control
we'll never lose the parts that make us whole

Even if things don't last I have no regrets
I'll be down with all my people until our last set
And when the curtain falls and it's finally done
I guess that the important thing is that we all had fun

CHORUS

Break it down now:
I fell from the heavens as I rolled my lucky sevens
comin wit dat shit that will set yo engines revvin
try to start a rebellion wit yo bitchin and yo yellin
punk ass little kid can't even stay out past 11
said I rip shit down like Godzilla through your town
guaranteed to turn your fuckin smile to a frown
I'll knock you on your ass and leave you on the ground
while I be causing ruckus you know your ass won't make a sound
hey!

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Color Contact High
I look into your eyes and I don't know what to say
but if i say these words then I'll have to pay
for all the consequences that might take place
to me you're not just another pretty face
When you're around, makes me smile and laugh
thinking of all the good times we could have
always peeking and freaking and looking in your eyes
if we're together someday wouldn't be a suprise

CHORUS:
color contact high
how will I suprise
I look into your eyes
I see your disguise
I wont believe your lies
because I realize

Spinning in circles when you're around
but you still love me when I act like a clown
it's a damn shame that life's not fair
I got a lot of things I'd like to share.
With you is the only place I wanna be
I have this love that you just can't see
wanna take you by the hand and run away
but if you're still here I wanna say

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The Lesson
I've seen many people fail, that's just the way it goes
but some can get out of bad shit smellin like a rose
decisions that you make in life will fill you with regret
you can't let it get to you, your life's not over yet, let me hear you say

CHORUS:
There's a lesson to be learned in this
before you hit the target you gotta miss
it's your life you have to make the call
and learn the greatest lesson of them all

School will never prepare you for the trials that take place
the authorities will drag you down before you state your case
parents do what's best for them but not for you
the only thing your boss cares about is if you'll stay till two
let me hear you say

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Higher Learning
Can't believe I graduated my friend
I thought that the year would never end
said goddamn now I'm feeling free
but now I'm sittin at the local university
it seems like the same old shit
and frankly my dear I am sick of it
blow off class cuz I think it's joke
instead of homework I'd rather much smoke

CHORUS:
I still can't get a date
when I show up to class late
to be carefree I'm yearning
I can't stand this higher learning

On campus there's fine women abound
I give them a smile they just give me a frown
a lot of rich kids with their fancy toys
and I can't stand those fucking frat boys
don't have a car and I have to commute
can't live on campus cuz it's too much loot
I can't wait till this fucking class ends
just wanna go out and hang with my friends

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Get Out While You Can
No one ever told you just how to live your life
you're taking out your anger with a pistol or a knife
sterotype people by the color of their skin
can't confront the demons that always dwell within
all the hatred and the violence will it ever change?
I think that change will happen when the judge calls out your name
take a look around, will it ever stop
I hope you learn your lesson before your body drops

CHORUS:
get out while you can, it wont last long
no one will remember you when you're gone
get out while you can, said this is true
it's no excuse to say you got nothin to do

Take what you want like you always do
make a lot of promises but never follow through
is this what you wanted, livin on the street?
don't you want to turn around and get back on your feet?
they say they are your family and you're the one who's down
but they just take off running as your body hits the ground
this is what you wanted and I hope you are happy
it might have done some good if you had just listened to me

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For Real, Though
My sullen reality could all be a dream
in my mind a whisper, in your mind a scream
thoughts are spinnin in every which way
nothing in color only shades of grey
standing right here the world is abstracted
I'm tearing and clawing to find my way back
looking for answers but can't do the math
want to come down but I just have to laugh

My eyes are wide open not knowin what's next
then I say I'm fine but I feel like a wreck
the reflection to me is a distorted view
when I'm looking at him and I'm talking to you
my eye catches something now I'm in a trace
the music is playing but I don't wanna dance
at the end of my trip, don't wanna do this again
cause if my sanity goes, it's something you can not mend

I'm here, you're here, but we're both here (4X)
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There's No Use
I hope you don't get mad if I don't show sufficient
devotion to your cause of proper commitment
cause I've done my share of drugs and in the past few years
I've eaten some meat and drank a shitload of beer

CHORUS:
and I think you could
and I'm sure you would
and you probably should
tell me I'm no good
then sing your angry songs
about how you're so damn strong
I'd really like to get along
but there's no use explaining myself

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Lunch Money
I just can't believe he had the fucking nerve
to do what he did, don't tell me you haven't heard
he snuck into the girls bathroom and wrote her name in red
I'll give you my lunch money, if you don't read the rest

CHORUS:
I'm supposed to shut up and listen
to all this bullshit
junior high was so stupid
don't think, just sit

I just can't believe, Johnny had nerve
to beat up that kid, he'll get what he deserves
said give me your lunch money or I will break your neck
I do not have it now, but will you take a check?

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