I climb up, spending daylightSlide down,
bankrupt on the other sideSome sweet girl,
playing my wifeRuns off with a boy whose bike she'll
ridePlayground, it's a playgroundMarked by the masters
and bruised by the bulliesIn the playground,
every day groundNever stop rehearsing,
rehearsing for the big square worldBells will ring,
door flies openHare and Greyhound in the old kiss chaseYou've
been caught, game is endedSmack on kisser from her
slap on facePlayground, it's a playgroundMarked by
the masters and bruised by the bulliesIn the playground,
every day groundNever stop rehearsing,
rehearsing for the big square worldWatch the leaves
all tear away, one by oneLeaving you but lined like
an exercise bookWhat did your report once say?
Know the oneThis boy must try harder to please from
down on his kneesPlayground,
playground, careful what you say groundPlayground,
playground, gonna make you pay groundBrain gets bent,
heart gets brokenYou can't jump off once the pages
turnSchool is out but never overThat's the only lesson
you can learnPlayground, it's a playgroundMarked by
the masters and bruised by the bulliesIn the playground,
every day groundNever stop rehearsing,
rehearsing for the big squarePlayground,
it's a playgroundYou're for the high jump,
if you let 'em push youIn the playground,
every day groundThere's no escaping,
escaping from their big square worldYou may leave school
but it never leaves you