you said forget the things you learned in school go hang out late and shoot some pool time after time you play the fool but its all good cause you still seem cool you wear your arrogance like a crown of jewels you know the score cause you wrote all the rules using people like theyre just your tools its all good as long as you seem cool cause you think the sun rises on your command like you hold the soul of all the world in the palm of your hand but someday soon youll see its all untrue some day youll learn that the joke joke is on you just cant help but brag and beat your chest youre heads and shoulders above the rest somewhere inside you youre a mess your false bravado keeps that repressed sticks and stones may break your heart but youll never express your insecurities tucked beneath your bulletproof vest who you are beneath is really anybodys guess who you really are is really anybodys guess cause you think the sun rises on your command like you hold the soul of all the world in the palm of your hand but someday soon youll see its all untrue some day youll learn you re the joke instrumental break everybody s laughing but the joke is on you everybody s laughing and the joke is on you they re all laughing and the joke s on you everybody s laughing and the joke s on you joke s on you joke s on you  yeah you think the sun rises on your command like you hold the soul of all the world in the palm of your hand but someday soon you ll see it s all untrue some day you ll learn you re the joke