Hard Way

Yes you will learn the hard way
chin has to stay up (someday)
Yes you will learn the hard way
chin has to stay up
(someday, someday)
Sixteen, sixteen, I was graduating
Man I felt about fifty, the amount of time I waited
Popularity was rising
There was one girl I was mad I dated
Had a squad bond like coagulation
Been a long haul I was mighty patient
I was called down main office
The vice principal said congratulations
I said thank you, why did you call me down
He said: Nah, let's chop it up, we need to talk about
Your name (my name?)
I don't know how to pronounce it
Just say, Sisan Fregene, when you announce it

Also gotta be, you just gotta be
the youngest I've ever seen
I've seen seventeen, also seen later than twenty three
Can we mention your age?
Can we do that on stage?
I'm like, alright, alright
I'm like alright, OK, but wait

Wait this could go terribly
Look I don't like when they are stare at me
I couldn't care to be
the centre of attention
but getting mentioned is cool, that's aware to me
It seems fair to me
They're gonna repeat my name like a parakeet
We need a play rehearsal
Cause if I trip on stage, the school is paying for therapy
(crowd cheering)
Teacher says "k this row
You're next, come follow me"
I don't know how this goes,
I guess we're about to see
Went behind the stage for some privacy
Looked between the curtains, man I tried see
My family, but honestly, they're not that
that hard to see

And our next recipient is probably the youngest grad
that I've ever had the pleasure to read
he's only 16...
Sisan Fregene

You'll go to college and dropout next, yep hated to see it
things to do and had places to be
Had to landscape, felt like 80 degrees.
Kept the mask on like you hated disease
Like a mascot, you we're aiming to please
I would ask God I would pray on my knees
Help me not feel like a failure at least

Yes you will learn the hard way
Chin has stays up always
Yes you will learn the hard way
Chin has stays up always

Pack light, all the places you'll see
Advice you can take it's for free
Chin has to stay up always
You can take it from me