I was always picked last for teams,
I wore my sisters jeans,
I was a loser kid.
And the teachers didn’t care,
They just left me sitting there,
I don’t know what i did
But since then,
How the tides have turned,
Cos i used to be the loser kid,
Who always ran away and hid.
No one took the time to know me,
The kick me sign was always on me.
Now everyone wants to know,
What I do and where I go,
At least I know they wont forget me,
Cos i live with miss mackenzie.
And now its all history,
And i put it all behind me,
Look at what I’ve become.
I get recognised in the street,
And everyone i meet,
Remembers the news I made.
[bridge]
but since then,
how the tides have turned,
Cos i used to be the loser kid,
Who always ran away and hid.
No one took the time to know me,
The kick me sign was always on me.
Now everyone wants to know,
What I do and where I go,
At least I know they wont forget me,
Cos i live with miss mackenzie.
When i see the way you look at me,
It takes me back to how it used to be.
And still it’s clear,
The way you locked the classroom door,
And whispered in my ear...
‘you’re what I go to school for’,
you are
the one I go to school for’,
[ad lib]
cos i used to be the loser kid
who always ran away and hid
no one took the time to know me
the kick me sign was always on me
now every body wants to know
what i do and where i go,
atleast i know they won’t forget me
cos i live with miss mackenzie
I wore my sisters jeans,
I was a loser kid.
And the teachers didn’t care,
They just left me sitting there,
I don’t know what i did
But since then,
How the tides have turned,
Who always ran away and hid.
No one took the time to know me,
The kick me sign was always on me.
Now everyone wants to know,
What I do and where I go,
At least I know they wont forget me,
Cos i live with miss mackenzie.
And i put it all behind me,
Look at what I’ve become.
I get recognised in the street,
And everyone i meet,
Remembers the news I made.
[bridge]
but since then,
how the tides have turned,
Who always ran away and hid.
No one took the time to know me,
The kick me sign was always on me.
Now everyone wants to know,
What I do and where I go,
At least I know they wont forget me,
Cos i live with miss mackenzie.
It takes me back to how it used to be.
And still it’s clear,
The way you locked the classroom door,
And whispered in my ear...
‘you’re what I go to school for’,
the one I go to school for’,
[ad lib]
who always ran away and hid
no one took the time to know me
the kick me sign was always on me
now every body wants to know
what i do and where i go,
atleast i know they won’t forget me
cos i live with miss mackenzie
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I love this song! It's meaning is obvious, he's a loser that ran away with a teacher.
I thought it was about one of the guys in the band who used to be a loser kid at school, and now he's totally famous. And the bit that goes "And still it’s clear, The way you locked the classroom door, And whispered in my ear... ‘you’re what I go to school for' ".. is refering back to when they just started out in the band.
I mean, the meaning's pretty obvious if you take this in both contexts that it was meant to be a part of. For one, it's the band writing a song about the success they were going to see, or that they were at least happy to have an album out in the world & their band. James Bourne seemed like he was the most invested in the band from the interviews I've seen with him & his own personal music history. Then, there's it's place on the album. It's a callback to the first song on the album, 'What I Go to School For,' & it meant to call back to it as a means to outline the aftermath of the character of that story as well with how he got together with his teacher. Personally, I think the song works for both. Plus, it's closure of the album as a whole is well done. It's a smooth ride out of the album.
I can't believe i still listen to Busted now XD