the story

let me tell you a story, about a boy and a girl, it's kinda short kinda boring, but the end is a whirl, they were just 16, when the people were mean, so they didn't love themselves, now they're gone, headstones on a lawn, when i was younger, i knew a boy and a boy, best friends with each other, but always wished they were more, 'cause they loved one another, but never discovered 'cause they were too afraid, of what they'd say, moved to different states, oh, and i'm afraid that's just the way the world works, it ain't funny, it ain't pretty, it ain't sweet, oh, and i'm afraid that's just the way the world works, but i think that it could work for you and me, just wait and see, it's not the end of the story, now it's on to the sequel, about me and my friend, see, both our parents were evil, so we both made a bet, if we worked till we saved, we could both run away, and we'd have a better life, and i was right, i wonder if she's alright, oh, and i'm afraid that's just the way the world works, it ain't funny, it ain't pretty, it ain't sweet, oh, and i'm afraid that's just the way the world works, but i think that it could work for you and me, just wait and see, it's not the end of the story, and the movie's always running in my head, all the people, all the lovers, all my friends, and i hope that they'll all get their happy end, in the end, oh, and i'm afraid that's just the way the world works, it ain't funny, it ain't pretty, it ain't sweet, oh, and i'm afraid that's just the way the world works, but i think that it could work for you and me, just wait and see, it's not the end of the story