A Dropout

A Dropout

Listen my children and you shall hear
What dropouts do and what they fear
I dropped out and made my name
A number one fool in the hall of shame

I can’t read and I can’t write
All I know is how to fight
I do drugs and I get high
Ask me no questions, ‘cause I don’t know why

All I know is I have no home
I don’t even know what went wrong
I can’t add, and I can’t spell
Goodbye school I’m going to hell

In hell there are no schools
In hell there are no rules
Hell is where I don’t want to be
Because then, no one will care about me

But wait! Maybe it’s not too late
For me to change my fate
I’ll try and try real hard
To find myself and make a new start


Rico Miller, September 1988