All around me are fa-
Children waiting for the
Children waiting for the
miliar faces,
day they feel good
day they feel good
worn out places,
happy birthday,
happy birthday,
worn our faces.
happy birthday.
happy birthday.
Bright and early for their
And I feel the way that
And I feel the way that
daily races,
ev'ry child should
ev'ry child should
going nowhere,
sit and listen,
sit and listen,
going nowhere.
sit and listen.
sit and listen.
Their tears are filling
Went to school and I was
Went to school and I was
up their glasses,
very nervous,
very nervous,
no expression,
noone knew me,
noone knew me,
no expression.
noone knew me.
noone knew me.
Hide my head, I wanna
Hello teacher, tell me
Hello teacher, tell me
drown my sorrow,
what's my lesson,
what's my lesson,
no tomorrow,
look right through me,
look right through me,
no tomorrow.
look right through me.
look right through me.
And I find it kinda
funny, I find it kinda
sad, that dreams in which I'm
dying are the best I've ever
had. I find it hard to
tell you, I find it hard to
take, when people run in
circles it's a very very
_ mad world,
_ mad world.