Lyrics

I had the highest expectations
that you would persevere and make it through
I know it's not an easy thing to do

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but your 8th grade graduation
is a day that you'll remember
for the rest of the night

You could have gone out in a blaze of gunfire
You could have shown that girl from Beaverdale
just exactly what you thought of her new phone
You could have taken on the world alone
(chorus)

You could have shown that you're above it all
You could have gone out with that boy
from North Central High
You could have smiled as they whispered
"What's she doing with that older guy?"
(chorus)

Just four more years and four more more before
you get to choose exactly how
you'll start paying off your student loans
When life closes a window
it opens up a door
Or maybe high school is just another window
opening up on the second floor

You met the highest expectations
You persevered and you made it through
Everyone knows it's not an easy thing to do
(chorus)

Chords: E, A, Ab, db, and B