High School

He's still driving that 1970 hand-me-down truck
 And he's still wearing that red and black jersey
 Waiting for the band to start up
 He's still showing up 20 late, finding hearts and rules to break
 Why would he wanna change when every memory still bows to him?
 But this ain't high school
 Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool
 See her Friday, take her out after the football game
 'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator
 That's going up, 'cause you're growing up
 And the world gets cruel when you're still living in high school
 He's still calling that first love, first time, pretty-eyed blonde
 And she's still letting it ring 'cause his ring isn't what she wants
 'Cause she traded in prom queen for a big city dream
 And a slate that's clean, but
 Your heart just don't get it and that's why you can't forget it
 'Cause you're living like you're 17
 But this ain't high school
 Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool
 See her Friday, take her out after the football game
 'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator
 That's going up, 'cause you're growing up and the world gets cruel when
 You're still living in the hallways
 Where everybody stopped and stared
 And cared and knew your name
 'Cause this is the real world that don't know you like that
 You can remember, but you can't go back
 To high school
 Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool
 See her Friday and take her out after the football game
 'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator
 That's going up, 'cause you're growing up
 And the world gets cruel when you're still living in high school
 When you're still living in...
 Five years later
 Oh yeah, oh yeah
 He's still calling that first love, first time
 And he hates he said goodbye, she went on with her life
 He's still driving the same old back roads
 Wondering when he got so old
 Where did his life go?
 Oh, but he knows
 Oh, he knows
 Yeah, he knows
 That this ain't high school, oh, whoa
 And he's still driving that 1970 hand-me-down truck
 And he's stuck in high school
 But this ain't high school
 
 He's still driving that 1970 hand-me-down truck
 And he's still wearing that red and black jersey
 Waiting for the band to start up
 He's still showing up 20 late, finding hearts and rules to break
 Why would he wanna change when every memory still bows to him?
 But this ain't high school
 Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool
 See her Friday, take her out after the football game
 'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator
 That's going up, 'cause you're growing up
 And the world gets cruel when you're still living in high school
 He's still calling that first love, first time, pretty-eyed blonde
 And she's still letting it ring 'cause his ring isn't what she wants
 'Cause she traded in prom queen for a big city dream
 And a slate that's clean, but
 Your heart just don't get it and that's why you can't forget it
 'Cause you're living like you're 17
 But this ain't high school
 Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool
 See her Friday, take her out after the football game
 'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator
 That's going up, 'cause you're growing up and the world gets cruel when
 You're still living in the hallways
 Where everybody stopped and stared
 And cared and knew your name
 'Cause this is the real world that don't know you like that
 You can remember, but you can't go back
 To high school
 Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool
 See her Friday and take her out after the football game
 'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator
 That's going up, 'cause you're growing up
 And the world gets cruel when you're still living in high school
 When you're still living in...
 Five years later
 Oh yeah, oh yeah
 He's still calling that first love, first time
 And he hates he said goodbye, she went on with her life
 He's still driving the same old back roads
 Wondering when he got so old
 Where did his life go?
 Oh, but he knows
 Oh, he knows
 Yeah, he knows
 That this ain't high school, oh, whoa
 And he's still driving that 1970 hand-me-down truck
 And he's stuck in high school
 But this ain't high school