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Graduation, end of childhood, moving on, end of fun Tried to stay the same as always, I've succeeded, but what about you? Tried to stick to my values to be proud of my future self looked for my old friends, but they were gone think i missed the sign to move on I missed the train I missed the boat it sailed Trials of adulthood, this round I failed This is a song, an evaluation of new experiences and tribulations, aggravations, alterations Everyone's changed now, someone tell me why tell me how I was just playing for fun Never cared who won I was the only one Graduation, it's the end of the charade of innocence Everything's changed everything's new your life begins it's all up to you It's time to forget what's expected Take the helm you're through being led Don't ask them because they will lie Think for yourself and don't ask why Forget what's presumed Your life's an open book All your planning should be for a smile when you turn back and look I still don't know what path to take but don't want to sit out in the dark I only hurt myself when I fake assurance about the mark That I plan to make something to leave behind That says something about my life other than wasted time Friends will always be friends, Family will always be there But they have lives like I have mine; to lean on them wouldn't be fair SongtexteIf graduation was step one, then college was number two I did it because it was the only thing to do Semester one, had some fun, met a kid, made a friend Passed my classes, got a job, five bucks an hour, I got robbed What did you expect? Just as programmed as the next Until I realized all the lies I was viewing my future Through someone else's eyes I had no one as my guide All my incentive died Couldn't figure where it all applied Simply high school magnified Making decisions for the security of having answers But they weren't real, not the way I feel A mask of happiness, a mask of direction A mask that makes things look right Though with a totally different complexion I went to them I asked them why Had explanations At least they tried "It's just the ways things have to be" sure it sounds nice but I'm sorry I asked why Aus Songtexte Mania