I have just turned twelve years old
I'm trying to write a song for school
And I better practice hard today
If I'm gonna be a rock'n'roll star some day

My teachers never knew how to take my plans
But that's alright cause they could never understand
They treat you like you're crazy and so
They just stand with a grin
And they won't let you in
Cause “you're strange and absurd”
And “you just don't fit in”

Oh please, won't you concede
I'm only a boy trying to succeed

There's people all around me
I've got nothing but a microphone
I know it's not the usual job but
It's the only thing I've ever known

I tried my best to get on with an ordinary life
But never excelled in a 'nine-till-five'
My part time job thinks I'm crazy, I know,
Cause their jokes are on me,
Cause they don't understand
What it's like to have plans,
And work as hard as you can

Oh please, won't you concede
I'm only a man trying to succeed

I'm lifting my head up high
But this world keeps pulling my shoulders down
I keep trying to wear a smile
Though I'm sure the world sees it upside down
They pull and drag it to the ground
And they leave you feeling thrown around
Please won't you concede