Funeral For A Friend - Charlie Don't Surf

I called the house to see if anyone was home,
question the silences, the negative response.
Stayed to see the sunrise,
raising hell over the square.
Didn't lose the sense of promise
laced upon the air.

Education was a simple learning curve,
ruined by the lack of anything to use
of knowing what to say and what to lock away.
Pay attention for detentions here to stay.

And it took so long to find,
all the answers through the lies.
And it's been so long,
that I don't know if it’s alright.

Problematic interest never fails to impress.
Score cards for everyone,
you wear them out to dress.
Badge of honor true to code and true to form,
buried underneath all these expectations. If there was any kind of picture,
that I could paint for you,
I bet you any money
that the numbers wouldn’t stick.

For all I know,
I'll take some credit for myself if I can,
and walk away from this whole scene,
a happier man.

And it took so long to find,
all the answers through the lies.
And it's been so long,
that I don't know if it’s alright.

It’s alright,
it’s alright,
it’s alright,
it’s alright,
it’s alright.

And it took so long to wait until the end.