John Mayer's alternative opening to No Such Thing

one of my personal faves if i might add =D

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lyrics:
freshman year, mom asked,
"what do you want to do
when you get out of here?"
i said, "well gee, im only 13,
but i think id like to play my guitar
and be a star"
well she said, "that's not it, youve got a time to go,
good sense will kick in anytime you know,
im not worried. im not worried."

sophmore year, she asked the same old thing
my answer had remained unchanged
i saw her figit with her thumbs
she said, "you like computers, john, you like computers dont you?
i always see you with a computer, you like comptures.
maybe you can do something with computers. yeah wouldnt that be nice."

junoir year, its a little more intense,
she says, "what do you wanna do with your life?"
"im not on the fence, i know exactly what i am to be.
and im only seventeen."
she said, "well all i ask is that you pay attention in class,
so if you happen to have a change of mind in time
you can still go somewhere reputable and do us proud."
so i went downstairs and i played guitar loud.

senior year,
same old question,
she said, "what do you wanna do?"
i said, "play my guitar and sing."
she said, "theres no such thing"
she said, "theres no such thing"

"welcome to the real world", she said to me
condescendingly
take a seat, take your life
plot it out in black and white
well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings
and the drama queens
id like to think the best of me
is still hiding, up my sleeve

they love to tell you
stay inside the lines
but something's better
on the other side

i wanna run through the halls of my high school
i wanna scream at the
top of my lungs
i just found out there's no such thing as the real world
just to lie you've got to rise above

so the good boys and girls take the so called right track
faded white hats, grabbing credits, maybe transfers
they listen to Phish, but they cant find the answers
and all of our parents, theyre getting older
i wonder if theyve wished for anything better
while in their memories, tiny tragedies

they love to tell you
stay inside the lines
but something's better
on the other side

i wanna run through the halls of my high school
i wanna scream at the
top of my lungs
i just found out there's no such thing as the real world
just a lie you got to rise above

i am invincible
you are invincible
we are invincible
as long as we're alive
we're alive

do I have to tell the story
of a thousand rainy days since we first met
it's a big enough umbrella
but it's always me that ends up getting wet

i wanna scream at the
top of my lungs
i just found out there's no such thing as the real world
just a lie you got to rise above

i just can't wait til my 10 year reunion
i'm gonna bust down the double doors
and when I stand on these tables before you
you will know what all this time was for

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