i m watching the days go by whoa oh and i m watching them fall like flies i m counting the days go go go go and it s making me wonder why alright oh yeah alright alright oh yeah yeah i m watching the students drop like flies from the library yeah i m watching them take their only lives begging to be free alright oh yeah alright alright oh yeah i m sleepwalking through my days and nights everywhere i go i m fighting a series of losing fights and everybody knows alright oh yeah alright alright oh yeah yeah i m watching the days go by whoa oh and i m watching them fall like flies i m counting the days go go go go and it s making me wanna cry alright oh yeah alright alright alright oh yeah and i m trying to see the bright side i m trying to see the bright side yeah i m trying to see the bright side yeah i m trying to see the bright side oh oh yeah alright alright oh yeah alright alright alright oh yeah