1973

Here I am alone, like always
Chasing shadows down empty hallways
I've got no one to talk to but so much to say

Thought I was smart but I can't figure this out
Why doesn't anybody hear me when I shout
"Hey, yeah, yeah"
"Hey, yeah, yeah"
"Hey, yeah!"

I look up
I see clear blue sky
But I'm stuck
In this life where I don't know who I should be
In 1973

Why can't I be cool? Someone tell me!
Just the thought of school makes my hands swell up
And that pretty much sums up every day

But at least I also have my sister
No guy can resist her when she sings
"Hey, yeah, yeah"
"Hey, yeah, yeah"
"Hey, yeah!"

Hey, Dr. Pubes, what's going on, man?

I look down
'Cause I can't see straight
And Mom's cooking again
So thank God I ate
Survival is the key
In 1973

Anita, is that you? I'm making soy cutlets!

Mom, I already ate

Wait! You've been kissing!

No, I haven't

Yes you have, I can tell

You can't tell!

She knows everything
She can read your mind
She's what you get if Socrates and Cojack were combined
But Anita's just as strong
She's never sorry, and never wrong

Never!

I love them both
I just wish they could get along

What do you have under your coat?

It's unfair that we can't listen to our music!

Honey, it's all about drugs and promiscuous sex

Simon and Garfunkel is poetry!

Yes, it's poetry, it's the poetry of drugs and promiscuous sex!
Honey, they're on pot

First it was butter, and sugar, white flour
Baking eggs and baloney
And making us celebrate Christmas in September
When it isn't commercialized or phony!

And now it's motorcycles and rock n' roll
I can't stand your constant control
It's corrupt, 'cause you say so
Look at us!
We're like nobody else I know

I can't live here, I hate you
Even William hates you

I don't hate her!

He doesn't even know the truth
You put him in first grade when he was five
You told him he was six, and he believed you
Then you skipped him right over fifth grade

Nothing happens in the fifth grade!
Maybe fractions

Don't you see?
The other kids make fun of him
He's got no crowd
He's younger than he even knows

Wait, how old—?

You robbed him of his prime!

How old am I?!

He'll never get back this time
You should be seventeen
You think you're sixteen
But you actually just turned fifteen!

This explains so much!

Who wants to be average, part of the crowd?
Be exceptional, get out from under this cloud
And graduate early, your dad would be so proud
You'll see the world while they're stuck in class
Hoping by some miracle they'll pass

Well, there it is, William (Look around)
Now you can see why you never had a chance (See what you like)
You are distinctive, unique, sparkling
A predominantly accelerated child!

What about me?

You're rebellious and ungrateful of my love

So now the day has come and I'm grieving
The day where my big sister is leaving
Take good care of her in San Francisco, man!

See ya' later, Dr. Pubes

So here I am, right back where I started
And we're more broken, and broken-hearted

You're in prison
I'm gonna help you get out
These are my albums
Listen to "Tommy" by The Who with a candle burning
It'll set you free
One day, you'll be cool

Hey, yeah, yeah
Hey, yeah, yeah
Hey, yeah

I look back
To see where I've been
Watch it fade to black
So my life can begin
It's time to say goodbye
Goodbye (Goodbye)
Free (It's all up to me)
In 1973! (1973)
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye!