Story Behind The Song
A LITTLE EXPERIENCE(90% OF THE FOLKS OUT THERE CAN RELATE IN SOME WAY TO WHAT THE SONG SAYS), AND A BIT OF IMAGINATION WENT INTO THE WRITING OF THIS SONG.
Song Description
IT'S ABOUT A MAN WHO WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SOCIAL TOTEM POLE IN HIGH SCHOOL. IN THE MEANTIME HE MADE IT "BIG" AND WAS ASKED TO SPEAK AT HIS HIGH SCHOOL REUNION.
| Song Length |
3:33 |
Genre |
Pop - General, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Mad |
Subject |
Life, Pride |
| Similar Artists |
Elton John |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
MEMORIES OF NOISY HALLS, DIRTY WORDS ON BATHROOM WALLS, FILLED WOTH AIR THAT SMELLED OF OUR REBELLION. THAT'S NOT QUITE THE WAY IT WAS, I REMEMBER IT THAT WAY BECAUSE, HIGH SCHOOL DAYS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FILLED WITH LOTS OF FUN. BUT WHEN YOU GO TO SCHOOL IN WORN OUT SLACKS, AND COME FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS, LIFE AINT THE FAIRY TALE IT WAS MEANT TO BE. ALL THE HIGH SCHOOL GAMES WHEN I COULD NOT GO. I LISTENTD ON MY RADIO, 'CAUSE I HAD TO WORK AT NIGHT IN MY FATHER'S GROCERY. (CHORUS) AND SO TO YOU MY HIGH SCHOOL CHUMS, LOOK AT WHAT I HAVE BECOME, HOW I HAVE SUCEEDED IN MY CHOSEN LINE. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU PUT ME THROUGH, SO I DEDICATE THIS SONG TO YOU, THE GRADUATING CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE. (V.2)IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY NOW AND THEN, I OPEN MY YEARBOOK UP AGAIN, TO LOOK AT FACES I'VE LONG SINCE FORGOT ABOUT. PAGES FILLED WITH PRACTICED SMILES, DECKED OUT IN THE LATEST STYLES, SECURE IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR FUTURE'S ALL LAID OUT. BUT THOSE OF US YOU LEFT ALONE, HAD TO MAKE IT ON OUR OWN, THOSE WHO YOU REJECTED WHO WERE JUST LIKE ME. WELL I WORKED LLIKE HELL AND MY DUES ARE PAID, I'M THE KIND OF MAN YOU CALL SELF-MADE, AND I'M STANDING HERE WITH MY HEAD HELD HIGH FOR ALL TO SEE.(CHORUS) (TAG)THAT'S THE WAY THAT IT WEAS THEN, AND WE'RE TOGETHER ONCE AGAIN, PRRETENDING THAT WE'VE ALL FULFILLED OUR SECRET NEEDS. i'M GLAD YOU ASKED ME TO SPEAK TODAY, I'VE WAITED MANY YEARS TO SAY(SO I COULD GET THE CHANCE TO SAY) "UP YOURS" FROM THE MAN YOU VOTED, LEAST LIKELY TO SUCCEED.