Graduation Day Lyrics - The Papercut Chronicles - Gym Class Heroes

I knew this kid named Alberto 

Funny style cat and his girl looked like a turtle 

Not Lisa Turtle just a turtle 

High school track he ran the hurtle 

His peers shed tears his senior year when he got murdered 

Now Alberto was your average day student 

A student participated in class, never came late 

And never true and his family was picture perfect 

His older sister was prom queen 

His dad a decorator vet from Vietnam scene 

His mother was Dear Abby, an ordinary house wife 

Like clock would always have dinner on the table at five 

But Alberto had a monster, he kept under his bed 

And instead of letting it out, he just got a girlfriend 

Instead, she knew something was funny she could tell 

By his behavior or the way he would wave his hand 

When he would wave to her, she never though anything of it 

And just shoved it in the closet until the day the word dripped out 

Like leaky faucet, Alberto was homosexual, I ain't have nothing against it 

But little Ronny Johnson and all his football player friends 

Did they always picking bad calling him fag and such, and such 

And couldn't wait to get to gym and really bust his nuts? 

The gym teacher never cared he'd join in on the action 

Make silly gestures and compare him to Michael Jackson 

Alberto couldn't take it, he just stopped showing up 

And whenever he walked the malls, he just felt like throwing up 

And at night he would cry and cry, and ask God, why? 

Like God, why the fuck I had to be born this way? 

God would reply, "Son you got to show them your more then just gay" 

See, he had dreams of being a track star until the night 

The gay jokes went way to far Ronny begged for his forgiveness 

And invited him to a party 'cause his parents went away 

And left him plenty of Bacardi, Alberto kindly accepted 

He was finally accepted, accepted was all deception 

And all unprotected it was a play rite a scam to get him in 

The right place verbally degrade him and rearrange his pretty face 

The plan would go swiftly, they started calling him Sissy 

When plus turned into fifty they beat him until he was dizzy 

Now, Alberto lie in blood while his peers look on him in fear 

He took his last breath and passed away his senior year 

Needless to say it was one big tragedy, and how was Ronny 

Gonna explain it to his family while they were on vacation? 

Taking in sights he got wasted killed a kid that night 

Don't be a saver, but hate the way they do 

Just utilize the gifts god gave you 

I knew this girl named Maria right and talented 

With aspirations to be a big superstar what a great idea 

Until she fell off and started listening to her peers 

Oh dear, now, Maria was your typically obnoxious analytical 

Head strong rebel flipping off the principles single mother 

Home structure she looked at the baby brother while the moms work 

Two jobs just to buy supper pops was a struggling musician 

Troubled man, juggling heroin addiction, he overdosed 

And left a notice of eviction and cradle record in the kitchen 

And a little angel with a keen sense of sound who saw silence 

In the record she found and she would stay up late at night 

Reciting songs to herself in the pale moonlight 

Writing wrongs that her pops made promise to mom 

She would never go the same route turns out, Karie Ann had other plans 

Her inter man Ronny, most popular, second best to nobody 

Homecoming queen vs. ugly duckling and the story ends the same way 

Okay, Ronnys parents went away for a couple of days 

And told him no drinking, what the fuck was they thinking? 

Maria was oblivious that her boyfriend had already been invited 

So, when Karie Ann asked, she got all excited like 

Damn now, I've got something to look forward to 

And so she thought, Maria kindly accepted 

She was finally accepted, except it was all bullshit 

Now pay attention, Karie Ann hated Maria 

'Cause she could sing and so she scored a bag of heroin 

But the craziest thing was, Maria never touched drugs 

She did that night and when her man was getting beat 

She was nowhere in sight, now her boyfriend lay in blood 

And she had no idea Alberto passed away and she got hooked 

Her senior year, needless to say it was one big tragedy 

And I hate to break it, but it doesn't end happily 

A warm day in May, the sky was so beautiful 

Karie Ann died in a crash leaving the funeral