Have you ever been in a situation

Where you think you're doing the right thing

But it doesn't turn out like you expected

Straight from the headlines scary as sin

A midwest high school is where we begin

John is a hacker not scared to get in

And keep out of reach from his parents again

Cause he was a nuissance

Least that's what they said or they shouted when being abusive

But this wasn't typical

Cause most of the time the abuse he received had been physical

A healthy teenager, changed to the minimal

Eighty-five pounds on his frame made it pitiful

Alive in his mind, he nurtured a trust

Cause that was the only things they couldn't touch

He took up hacking to push away comatose

Pro at code, exploits, races, and overflows

He made new friends named Mike and Tim

Come to find out they were just like him

John's at school, on the clock waiting

Yet another weekday, the kind that he hated

Thinking about rootkits and hooking to start

The teacher walked by with the term's report cards

One more quarter, but this was a sight

Shocked 'cause his grades were the hex code for white

An F in each class means he wouldn't pass

His parents were certain of punishment for that

Terrified of going home and facing the facts

John, Mike, and Tim made a plan and it hatched

The school had an Oracle database saved

They would hack with a zero day to clear away grades

COMMIT on an UPDATE to setting straight As

The parents would never know then they'd be amazed

Thought about alternatives but they refused it

Tired of seeing John at school with new bruises

Next day at school, palms still sweating

Try to act cool, calm, and collected

Called to the office in 2nd bell class

The IDS logs had seen their attacks

Police came in with cuffs for arrest

Took them and booked them in front of the press

The D.A. and judge had to make an example

So they came down hard with the sentences handled

Mike went to court with terrified fears

Locked up in juvie for two more years

Tim pleaded out, he knew what the verdict is

Placed in a home under social services

Alone in a zone not a lot to share

Locked in and scared under foster care

He called John's parents, but they wouldn't speak

Cause John went missing at the end of last week