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 Because 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 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?