Smudged funnies in a broken bottle on the dot at nine br Daddy throws clothes, throws on an old stove br I'm crying in the corner at five br Well I've seen black and I've seen blue but fine lines I don't see br And just because I am in misery br Don't it mean a thing that I want to know br That I want to know br br Graduation Day br Graduation Day br We take back everything we said about you br br September br As far as she remember, they don't teach humility br And just because her only signal is mayday br Don't it mean a thing br That she's seen love and she's faired war but fairness she can't see br And just because she is in misery br Don't it mean a thing that she wants to know br That she wants to know br br Graduation Day br Graduation Day br We take back everything we said about you br br That camaraderie's old br Doing what I'm told br And everybody know this is getting out of hand br Everybody is dying for br That chance to be heard not ignored br And everybody know this is getting out of hand br br Graduation Day br Graduation Day br We take back everything we said about you br br I'm not going to school