be cruel to your school

'cause you may never get another

be cruel to your school

in the name of rock and roll

be cruel to your school

just like a sister or a brother

be cruel to your school

in the name of rock and roll



well i don't think i'll make it through another day

it's eight o'clock and all ain't well

my brain hurts so much it's startin' to decay

and i'm livin' in my private hell

didn't somebody tell me this would be so great

be the best thing i ever had?

how come they never told me 'bout the word "exaggerate"

how'd somethin' so good get so bad?

'cause hey, i gotta know

am i slow?

where do i go from here?

do abc's

and 123's

mean that much to me, that much to me, me, me, me, me, me, me



be cruel to your school

'cause you may never get another

be cruel to your school

in the name of rock and roll

be cruel to your school

just like a sister or a brother

be cruel to your school

in the name of rock and roll



sing it alice

i see them walkin' 'round like the livin' dead

ain't they got nothin' between their ears

how come they don't seem to hear a single word i say?

they ain't the only ones who're bored to tears

now there must be a better way to educate

'cause this way ain't workin' like it should

can't they just invent a pill or frozen concentrate

that makes you smarter and taste, mmm, so good

'cause hey i gotta know

what i'll have to show 

when i hi-hi-ho it from here

will i be in pain

or will i have a brain

or will i go insane, i've gone insay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ane



'cause hey i gotta know

what i'll have to show 

when i hi-hi-ho it from here

do abc's and 123's

mean that much to me

that much to me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me



be cruel to your school

'cause you may never get another

be cruel to your school

in the name of rock and roll

be cruel to your school

just like a sister or a brother

be cruel to your school

in the name of rock and roll



be cruel to your school

'cause you may never get another

be cruel to your school

in the name of rock and roll

be cruel to your school

just like a sister or a brother

be cruel to your school

in the name of rock and roll

all right