He certainly did earn that reputation.
Yeah, this song is dedicated (this is Good Charlotte)
To every kid who ever got picked last in gym class (you know what I'm saying)
This is for you
To every kid who never had a date to no school dance
This is for you
To everyone who's ever been called a freak (y'all know what I'm saying)
This is for you (what?)
Here we (G.C.), here we go
Yeah, uh, what, come on
(Y'all know what I'm talking about, y'all know know what I'm saying
Yeah, what?
Come on, come on, come on
Here we go
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh (come on)
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh (let's do this)
Here we go
Like the time in school when we got free lunch
And the cool kids beat us up (reduced lunch)
And the rich kids had convertibles
And we had to ride the bus (fifty-five)
Like the time we made the baseball team
But they still laughed at us (you still suck)
Like the time that girl broke up with me 'cause I wasn't cool enough
Trick
Things, things, here we go (let's go)
The little things, little things, they always hang around
The little things, little things, they try to break me down
The little things, little things, they just won't go away
The little things, little things, made me who I am today, yo
You want to hate me know
But I won't stop now, 'cause I can't stop now
Yeah, what? Come on, what?
Yeah, what? Come on, come on
Here we go
Like the time mom went to that institute
'Cause she was breaking down (I just can't take it)
Like the car we had that wouldn't start
We had to walk to get around (uh, can I get a ride?)
And that same year on Christmas Eve
Dad went to the store (uh, I'll see you guys later)
We checked his room, his things were gone
We didn't see him no more
Dick
Things, things, here we go
The little things, little things, they always hang around
The little things, little things, they try to break me down
The little things, little things, they just won't go away
The little things, little things, made me who I am today, go
You want to hate me know
But I won't stop now, 'cause I can't stop now
What? What? What?
Here we go, here we go
The little things, little things, little things, little things
Little things, little things, little things, little things
Little things, little things, little things, little things (oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
Little things, little things, little things (oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
Here we go
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
And it always seems those little things (oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
They take the biggest part of me
Break down (oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
I'm breaking down
I'm breaking down
To every kid who ever got picked last in gym class (you know what I'm saying)
This is for you
To every kid who never had a date to no school dance
This is for you
To everyone who's ever been called a freak (y'all know what I'm saying)
This is for you (what?)
Here we (G.C.), here we go
Yeah, uh, what, come on
(Y'all know what I'm talking about, y'all know know what I'm saying
Yeah, what?
Come on, come on, come on
Here we go
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh (come on)
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh (let's do this)
Here we go
Like the time in school when we got free lunch
And the cool kids beat us up (reduced lunch)
And the rich kids had convertibles
And we had to ride the bus (fifty-five)
Like the time we made the baseball team
But they still laughed at us (you still suck)
Like the time that girl broke up with me 'cause I wasn't cool enough
Trick
Things, things, here we go (let's go)
The little things, little things, they always hang around
The little things, little things, they try to break me down
The little things, little things, they just won't go away
The little things, little things, made me who I am today, yo
You want to hate me know
But I won't stop now, 'cause I can't stop now
Yeah, what? Come on, what?
Yeah, what? Come on, come on
Here we go
Like the time mom went to that institute
'Cause she was breaking down (I just can't take it)
Like the car we had that wouldn't start
We had to walk to get around (uh, can I get a ride?)
And that same year on Christmas Eve
Dad went to the store (uh, I'll see you guys later)
We checked his room, his things were gone
We didn't see him no more
Dick
Things, things, here we go
The little things, little things, they always hang around
The little things, little things, they try to break me down
The little things, little things, they just won't go away
The little things, little things, made me who I am today, go
You want to hate me know
But I won't stop now, 'cause I can't stop now
What? What? What?
Here we go, here we go
The little things, little things, little things, little things
Little things, little things, little things, little things
Little things, little things, little things, little things (oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
Little things, little things, little things (oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
Here we go
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
And it always seems those little things (oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
They take the biggest part of me
Break down (oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
I'm breaking down
I'm breaking down
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i agree with everydayishalloween! well said! =]