In the beginning was the word
And it was why, and where do we come from
Some kids get to figure it out but
Lucky me had priests and nuns who said
"Don't worry yourself about it
We'll tell you what you're here for
Just leave your sex at home and
Check your mind at the door"

Scared to death of death at ten
Nights up wondering what it might be
One false step and you go to hell, well
Jesus got the best of me, his
Sweet innocent messed-up child
Nothing gained but something lost
In twelve years of CCD with my
Bullshit detector off

And I don't want to do this anymore
Show me the Truth and I'll show you the door
And I'm sure I could take a stand and call your bluff
But I have had enough

Poets, preachers, jocks, and freaks
They all stare as I walk past
School's not a place to be me
Find your kind and get in line fast
'Cause it's a game of make-believe
It's all just a show
When you're only as cool as
The people you know

And I don't want to do that anymore
Show me the cool and I'll show you the door
And I'm sure I could take a stand and call your bluff
But I have had, oh yes I have had
Enough

And life is a china shop
Where everything can break
And you can try to be the bull
But you'll just have to pay
Boy, you're gonna pay

So let's take a look back, shall we,
To the best years of my life
Bright boys in white baseball caps arguing
Who got more drunk last night, and I'm
Rolling past plastic palaces
I'm shaking some corporate hands
They won't be satisfied until they've
Homogenized this land
Well homogenize this, man

And I'm not gonna do this anymore
Show me the money and I'll show you the door
And I'm sure I could take a stand and call your bluff
But I have had, oh yes I have had
Oh yeah, I have had
Enough.