Piece of Ground
Heading out tonight to the all-ages show
back of his mind he’s thinking is she gonna go
because the front of his pants just has to know
before his head explodes
In the mirror she’s putting her game face on
and all of her friends are in high dudgeon
Bbcause she wouldn’t go with Jimmy to the junior prom
OMG -– rock on!
Now I’m standing on my piece of ground
How can I feel so alone in the middle of a crowd?
I’m sure glad I have my friends around
to keep me from talking too loud
Now I’m standing on this piece of ground
sweaty palms on trigger got it all taped down
a no-name no more in this one horse town
Teetering on high heels and funny drinks
half of her daytime meal is in the bathroom sink
she’s not as tough as she likes everyone to think
she’s on the brink
Standing in the corner underneath the glare
hiding his second thoughts behind a dead-end stare
thinking how we spend our lives pretending we don’t care
then panic filled the air
I was standing on this piece of ground
never thought I’d ever hear anything that loud
I saw the stricken faces of the panicked crowd
disappear into the cloud
When you saw him in the hall you saw a clown
in the shrapnel aftermath the rumors sure did fly around
maybe just one word from her…could have stopped it all from going down
If we’re going to get through this we need brutes and brawn
this war will not be won with emoticons
the time for navel gazing, friends, is gone
this is the only dirt we’ve got
Will you stand up for this piece of ground?