Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Her voice is echoed in my mind
I count the days 'til she is mine
Can't tell my friends 'cause they will laugh
I love a girl from senior class
I daydreamed through freshman math
While she fills out her college apps
Show her a world where we belong
But she'll have to drive us to the prom
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
You can call me crazy
She is so amazing
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
Girlfriends I've had plenty
But she's the one that I need
That's what I go to school for
That's what I go to school for
Her boyfriend's just turning nineteen
But that doesn't bother me
He's back at college out of town
I find a reason to go 'round
I climb a tree outside her home
To make sure she is alone
She looks up and sees me there
Still I cant help but stop and stare
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
You can call me crazy
She is so amazing
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
Girlfriends I've had plenty
But she's the one that I need
That's what I go to school for
That's what I, what I
What I go to school for
Everyone that you see all day
Knows you're looking at me in a different way
I guess that's why my marks are getting so high
I can see those tell tale signs
Telling me that I was on your mind
I could see that you want it more
When you told me that
I'm what you go to school for
I'm what you go to school for
She's made her choice and I'm the one
At least 'til graduation comes
We drive past school to wave goodbye
My friends they can't believe their eyes
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
You can call me crazy
She is so amazing
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
Girlfriends I've had plenty
But she's the one that I need
That's what I go to school for
That's what I, what I
What I go to school for
I count the days 'til she is mine
Can't tell my friends 'cause they will laugh
I love a girl from senior class
I daydreamed through freshman math
While she fills out her college apps
Show her a world where we belong
But she'll have to drive us to the prom
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
You can call me crazy
She is so amazing
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
Girlfriends I've had plenty
But she's the one that I need
That's what I go to school for
That's what I go to school for
Her boyfriend's just turning nineteen
But that doesn't bother me
He's back at college out of town
I find a reason to go 'round
I climb a tree outside her home
To make sure she is alone
She looks up and sees me there
Still I cant help but stop and stare
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
You can call me crazy
She is so amazing
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
Girlfriends I've had plenty
But she's the one that I need
That's what I go to school for
That's what I, what I
What I go to school for
Everyone that you see all day
Knows you're looking at me in a different way
I guess that's why my marks are getting so high
I can see those tell tale signs
Telling me that I was on your mind
I could see that you want it more
When you told me that
I'm what you go to school for
I'm what you go to school for
She's made her choice and I'm the one
At least 'til graduation comes
We drive past school to wave goodbye
My friends they can't believe their eyes
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
You can call me crazy
She is so amazing
That's what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
Girlfriends I've had plenty
But she's the one that I need
That's what I go to school for
That's what I, what I
What I go to school for
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What I Go to School For Lyrics as written by James Bourne Charles Simpson
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