Four Years

It's pretty much a given. I'm guessing he's at a reunion in the beginning and while looking back at his days, he wants to give advice to the teens of now. Saying that you should just be yourself because "it's only 4 years long" and all of the labels will be nothing when you graduate.

i think this could mean two things. one, i think it could mean that theres only four years, the best years of your life, so you may as well be who you are. "be cool, be hot, be weird". Or, two, it could mean in the end after four years everything can turn around, and one person may be popular and another a nerd, but after four years shes working as a CEO or manager, while hes sleeping with his crown, or holding onto his past because his current life and high school life are different..he was the popular guy who had the world at his feet, and she was the nerd who knew what she wanted. I like my first theory the best.

Hmm, I've seen two different versions of these lyrics. One version says "featherweight freshmen" instead of "fair the weight freshmen." It also says "be hard", not "be hot." (As in, "work hard," I guess?

Neither version really makes sense...lol...so I'm not sure what the real lyrics are.

But basically this song is saying that high school is only 4 years long, so you should just be yourself and not try to be the "prom queen" or whatever other people want you to be.

i saw a comment on a youtube video of this song from someone that went to the same high school that he graduated from and he/she said the song is about the high school he attended which is somewhere in indiana i think but its cool seeing someone write a song about there hometown/highschool like that i like it

They tore my high school to the ground And put a new wing in the east lot On my old parking spot It stands reminding me of how I wish that I could travel back in time And change my state of mind So if you're still in your teens, listen to me

It's hard to see beyond these walls Of who you hope and who hope not to be, socially Maybe you're in or you're out But in the end when all your hats are in the air Nobody's gonna care

So feather-weight freshmen hold on It's only four years long Then it's gone And the queen of the nerds And the king of the prom get a job Look at them now She's living her dreams, while he sleeps with his crown So be cool, be hard, be weird It's just four years

Next time you're walking through your school Take at who's surrounding you or hounding you Cause it's all just castles in the sand When your tassle's on the left side of your hat You're never going back

So homecoming court vote on It's only four years long Then it's gone And the king of the nerds And the queen of the prom get a job And wouldn't you know? He's a CEO and she answers his phone So be cool, be hard, be weird It's just four years

And as for your grades, I know they're important Everyone wants to be a wiz Cause all of it goes on permanent transcripts I just don't know where mine is

So feather-weight freshmen hold on Cause every homecoming court moves on It's only four years long Then it's gone And the queen of the nerds And the king of the prom get a job Look at them now She's living her dreams while he sleeps with his crown So be cool, be hard, be weird oh So be hard, be wild, you're here oh Be cool, be hard, be weird It's just four years Just four years

(These lyrics are from the CD booklet, so they ARE accurate)

Grrr, I made one typo: "Of who you hope and who hope not to be, socially"

Should be: "Of who you hope and hope not to be, socially"

I think this is a phenomenal song, since Jon doesn't just bash the "popular" kids. Instead, he says in general, high school is just four years, then it's over. He's saying, don't obsess about something that won't make such an impact on your life in the future.