[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
In the hallway of a high school
Anywhere, USA
There was a bully that would pick on a different kid
It seemed like every day
A pack of back-slapping buddies
Laughing and backing him all the way
His screaming girlfriend'd
Make him believe in everything he'd say

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[Verse 2]
And then one day some kid
Who he'd beat up a couple times before
Realized, to even his surprise
He probably could indeed take more
And with that he hatched the evil plan
He gon' make that devil pay
He walked up to him in the middle of the gym
And he found the nerve to say
He said, "You gonna hit somebody?
"You're gonna hit me, too
"In fact, you're gonna hit me every day
"'Because now I'm picking on you
"And as crazy as that might sound right now
"I'm ain't stopping until I get through
"It's too late to beg for mercy
"There ain't nothing that a'you can do"
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[Verse 3]
Well, that bully just laughed and laughed, of course
And so did all of his friends
And he beat that kid unmercifully
For days and days on end
Only slightly less impressively
To that girl and all of his friends
Who would eventually, secretly
Start hoping that the kid might win

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[Verse 5]
Well you may never hear him say this
Because he thinks that we still don't know
But winning the battle every day
Cost our bully the war a long time ago
And of all the scars that he's got to show
For every blow that kid sneaks in
The worst one's knowing
That tomorrow he's gonna have to get up and fight that kid again
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