CHI 111 NY 80
Dedicated to the New York Knicks on the eve
of their franchise record 60th loss of the season
of their franchise record 60th loss of the season
When I was a kid
Me and my friends
Got picked on
By a lot of people
The jocks
The preppies
The gang-bangers
The skinheads
Simple enough labels
For the moment--
Now long gone
We were the weirdos--
Musicians and drama kids, mostly
Openly vulnerable
Frayed wires exposed
They’re just jealous
Mom said
I never understood
Until just recently
That she was right
Sort of
In the (Jesus)
Twenty-two years
Since High School
Has ended
I've seen a lot of these kids
Grow up
Bumping into them
At grocery stores
And gas stations
And parties
I had promised myself
I’d hate these guys forever
Back when feelings worked that way
But look at them
Now
Slow and sad
Lost and late
Almost forgivable
Almost
I guess the game
Goes on a little longer
Than just
A few possessions
Or games
Or seasons
Me and my friends
Got picked on
By a lot of people
The jocks
The preppies
The gang-bangers
The skinheads
Simple enough labels
For the moment--
Now long gone
We were the weirdos--
Musicians and drama kids, mostly
Openly vulnerable
Frayed wires exposed
They’re just jealous
Mom said
I never understood
Until just recently
That she was right
Sort of
In the (Jesus)
Twenty-two years
Since High School
Has ended
I've seen a lot of these kids
Grow up
Bumping into them
At grocery stores
And gas stations
And parties
I had promised myself
I’d hate these guys forever
Back when feelings worked that way
But look at them
Now
Slow and sad
Lost and late
Almost forgivable
Almost
I guess the game
Goes on a little longer
Than just
A few possessions
Or games
Or seasons