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Alma Mater Lyrics
Rain is falling
Down my cheek
Searching for the sea
Tomorrow, like the rain
I'll be back home again
I watch
The bus
As it pulls out of view
Someday like that bus
I will be leavin too
But you know
It breaks my heart
To leave you
Camelback
My high school
And now
Alone
Cryin in my beer
'Cause old friends said
Goodbye, I guess I'll be leavin too
But you know
It breaks my heart
To leave you
Cortez
I'll miss you
Yes I will
Yes I will
You know I will
Yes I will
Yes I will
You know I will
Well so long
Everybody
I hope that I would see you again
Goodbye
Everybody
I finally grew up
They finally let me out of school
Hey, remember the time - 'member the time
We took that snake
And put down little Betsy's dresss?
Now I don't think Miss Axelrod
Was much impressed
No I don't think Miss Axelrod
Was much impressed
Well I don't think Miss Axelrod
Was much impressed
Oh, goodbye
Everybody
I hope that I would see you again
So long
Everybody
How do you like that
They finally let me out of school
Goodbye
Ah, I wanna get out of here
They let me out of school
How 'bout that, uh?
Goodbye
Hey, goodbye, guys
Maybe I'll see -
Maybe I'll see you around some time, uh?
'Ey, don't make a stranger of yourself, uh?
Remember the Coop, uh?
May -
I ho -
I hope - you don't forget me or nothin
Goodbye
Down my cheek
Searching for the sea
Tomorrow, like the rain
I'll be back home again
The bus
As it pulls out of view
Someday like that bus
I will be leavin too
It breaks my heart
To leave you
Camelback
My high school
Alone
Cryin in my beer
'Cause old friends said
Goodbye, I guess I'll be leavin too
It breaks my heart
To leave you
Cortez
I'll miss you
Yes I will
You know I will
Yes I will
You know I will
Everybody
I hope that I would see you again
Goodbye
Everybody
I finally grew up
They finally let me out of school
We took that snake
And put down little Betsy's dresss?
Now I don't think Miss Axelrod
Was much impressed
No I don't think Miss Axelrod
Was much impressed
Well I don't think Miss Axelrod
Was much impressed
Everybody
I hope that I would see you again
So long
Everybody
How do you like that
They finally let me out of school
Goodbye
Ah, I wanna get out of here
They let me out of school
How 'bout that, uh?
Goodbye
Hey, goodbye, guys
Maybe I'll see -
Maybe I'll see you around some time, uh?
'Ey, don't make a stranger of yourself, uh?
Remember the Coop, uh?
May -
I ho -
I hope - you don't forget me or nothin
Goodbye
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Well for me I disagree, I think that my favorite song from the whole album is probably, "Gutter Cat Vs. The Jets" or else "Blue Turk".
Funny, I dont miss my school, it was horrid and forgetable
obviously about him leavin school!
sad and depressing kind of.
Not that bad of a song, unless it's a rainy Sunday is good time to listen to it.
The whole album is fantastic. But that's besides the point.
While School's out is aimed towards elementary school kids, alma mater is aimed either at high school or college grads.
Yes, you are right YourGun89, I alway thought the whole album is about school too. It is probably about teens in trouble back then. Since you have gutter cat vs. the jets as about a gang, and public animal #9 is about someone feeling locked up in jail and being bad at school. I love the style of it.
It is sad. Its leaving the biggest institution you will ever be in. the place where you had little responsibility and plenty of friends and colleges. Life is never the same after school! Tc
the coop once said it was him trying to sound like paul mccartney. he got it!
I go to Camelback High School and no one there Knows about this song!