The Graduates

[Verse 1]We were the French club dropoutsBut we never got excused from classThe secretary must have been highTo turn a blind eye on us sneaking out backAnd we were pregnant on the balconyAnd you caught me with a cigaretteI never put the thing on my lipsJust crushed it and spit on where I laid it to rest[Chorus]I was the best at being second placeBut now I'm just the runner-upAt being the second one you think of every dayBefore you go back to one[Verse 2]We were the law school rejectsSo we quarrelled at the bar insteadShot out in four words or lessYou want a jail, you want a mess, you have the right to drink lessThen we were floating on a balconyAnd I fell into a trampolineI never should've looked for a handFrom an invisible pushmi-pullyu pushin' on me[Chorus]I was the best at being second placeBut now I'm just the silver you dreadAnd only in the shape of a bulletAm I ever the shape you see when you wake up dead[Bridge]So will you cauterize the bleeding or bastardize the meaning?I'm the one worth seeingAs a waif, a friend, I guess that's the extentMore than assisted when you cut inside the paperTo project it from the lighthouse and eject it out into the void[Outro]I was the best at being second placeOh, I was the best at being second placeI was the best at being second placeOh, I was the best at being second placeI was the best at being second placeBut now I'm just the runner-upAnd only the second one you think of every day