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The kids in the long hallway are always being stupid
They laugh when you're only trying to be nice
But after school you get to hang out at the movies
Maybe see that boy who smiles when you walk by
Taking a drag behind the art room during recess
You put out your cigarette and look around
Three more years inside this dire unholy prison
Just the thought of it's enough to want to drown

You fall in love and it's there on the pages
And you never cross it out coz it's there for the ages
On the pages

Skipping school seems like the sensible solution
It takes a half a mile to feel alive
The winter dirties up this town in every feature
And the cold feels like a permanence of life
But at least now you can be a real human being
You can say anything out loud
And the words that you utter make their way onto paper
Like hope like love like sound

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Walking past his house on Halcyon
You can't help but stop and stare for a while
Lift your wrist to your lips and kiss him
And close your eyes.....

The kids in the long hallway are always being stupid
They laugh when you're only trying to be nice

You fall in love and it's there on the pages
And you never cross it out coz it's there for the ages
On the pages

You fall apart and you lose all your patience
But the writing helps a lot, even multiplication
On the pages