Joey pulled himself to his feet

Hauled his body back up the bank

And looked back down there

He said the water was not that deep

"But I almost drowned there."

You can drown in a bathtub so they say...

"Someone in class called me a loser

So I decided to skip the day...

I tried to look casual sneaking round the back

Past the shotput across the track

And to the gate beside the portables

But a red tie and school gray slacks

Doesn't blend in with the grass

As the teacher was changing class

He chased me halfway through the park

Till I ran into the woods

And I’m very good in the woods

So I was an Indian

I built a fire by the creek

And dried my eyes there."

There's a record body count this year...

Joey stepped up on a block of ice

Put a rope around his neck

And fell asleep before he died