he was always such a nice boy

the quiet one

with good intentions

he was down for his brother

respectful to his mother

a good boy

but good don＇t get attention

one kid with a promise

the brightest kid in school

he＇s not a fool

reading books about science and smart stuff

it＇s not enough, no

cause smart don＇t make you cool, whoa

he＇s not invisible anymore

with his father＇s 9 and a broken fuse

since he walked through that classroom door

he＇s all over primetime news

mary＇s got the same size hands

as marilyn monroe

she put her fingers in the imprints

at manns chinese theater show

she coulda been a movie star

never got the chance to go that far

her life was stole

now we＇ll never know

no no no no oh

they were crying to the camera

said he never fitted in

he wasn＇t welcomed

he showed up the parties

we was hanging in

some guys puttin＇ him down

bullying him round round

now i wish i woulda talked to him

gave him the time of day

not turn away

if i woulda been the one to maybe go this far

he might have stayed at home

playing angry chords on his guitar

he＇s not invisible anymore

with his baggy pants and his legs in chains

since he walked through that classroom door

everybody knows his name

mary＇s got the same size hands

as marilyn monroe

she put her fingers in the imprints

at manns chinese theater show

she coulda been a movie star

never got the chance to go that far

her life was stole

now we＇ll never know

greg was always getting net from 20 feet away (20 feet away)

he had a try out with the sixers

couldn＇t wait for saturday (saturday)

now we＇re never gonna see him slam

flying high as kobe can

his life was stole (stole)

oh now we＇ll never know

now we＇ll never never never know

mmm now we＇ll never never never never know

stole (stole)

oh whoa yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

mary＇s got the same size hands (same size hands)

as marilyn monroe (oh)

she put her fingers in the imprints

at manns chinese theater show (she was gonna be a star)

she coulda been a movie star (oh no)

never got the chance to go that far (never got the chance)

her life was stole (stole, stole)

oh now we＇ll never know

(now we＇ll never never know, no)

greg was always getting net from 20 feet away (he had game, oh)

he had a try out with the sixers

couldn＇t wait for saturday

now we＇re never gonna see him slam (never see him)

flying high as kobe can

his life was stole (stole, oh)

oh now we＇ll never know

(now we＇ll never never know)

oh no no no

yeah their lives were stole