i remember everything like it was yesterday 3 45 outside the school my best friend turned to me to say you know the one you want well i want her more as of today all i can say is that she s mine he touched me on the shoulder and then turned away 3 46 november 14th getting darker every day i watched his bus pull to the curb he turned to me once more and called out no one likes a dreamer you ll be fine it was the worst thing that ever happened to me so i must smile when i think about it was the worst thing that ever happened to me so tell me why i can t be without it the aftermath of math class passing notes of pain the empty hallway was a church where i could shed my tears again i watched them kissing in the lunchroom with their lips and realised my so called food was going cold for several weekends following i walked alone it was just me and morrissey i laid my momma to the phone then one day when she smiled at me to fill me with false hope it occurred to me that some day she d grow old it was the worst thing that ever happened to me so i must smile when i think about it it was the first time i knew that being lonely made you free and i guess that s why i would not be without it remember me i never loved you cos you were a drag a stupid boy much too prepared to show me your white flag so yeah i got a little older i got wiser too by 23 i had entirely forgotten both of you i have forgotten both of you i have forgotten both of you forgotten both of you