well grade school never meant that much to me i started smoking at the age of 13 back of the class that s where we d hang around but they could not bring us down and now they re on the run little johnny s mad and he s got a gun just kids having fun you can t deny no alibi i saw you back when you were just like them i know it s true and we all fall down together ashes to ashes as we burn this fucker down on the merry go round the kids are learning yeah there s something wrong at the playground well high school was just a holding cell for me with no freedom as we learn democracy spent most of my days in the back lot a cherry burning bright but a future that s not and now were on the run try not to think a lot and just keep on having fun no responsibility you can t deny no alibi you were just like them i saw you back then i know it s true and we all fall down together ashes to ashes as we burn this fucker down on the merry go round the kids are learning yeah there s something wrong at the playground