"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.
I'd like to think the best of me -
is still hiding up my sleeve 

PRE-CHORUS:
They love to tell you
stay inside the lines.
But something's better
on the other side.

CHORUS:
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've got to rise above.

So the good boys and girls take the so called right track 
faded white hats 
grab their credits and 
maybe transfers.
They read all the books but they can't find the answers.

And all of our parents 
they're getting older 
I wonder if they've wished for anything better,
while in their memories, 
tiny tragedies.

PRE-CHORUS:
They love to tell you
stay inside the lines.
But something's better
on the other side.

CHORUS:
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've got to rise above.

BRIDGE:
I am invincible.
I am invincible.
I am invincible,
as long as I'm alive. 

CHORUS:
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've got to rise above.

I just can't wait till my ten 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.