Is This Thing Working?

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

I said

We need each other now more than ever

We need each other now more than ever

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

In the hallway of a high school anywhere USA

There was a bully that was pickin' on a different kid

It seemed like every day

A back to back slappin', buddies laughin' and backing him all the way

His screamin' girlfriend makin' believin' everything he'd say

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

Well, then one day this kid who he'd beat up a bunch of times before

Realized to his own surprise that probably couldn't take any more

And when that evil head man that was gonna make that devil pay

Walked up to him in the middle of the gym and he frowned him up to say

"You gonna hit somebody today, you're gonna hit me too

In fact, you're gonna hit me every day and now I'm pickin' on you

And as crazy as I'm soundin' right now

I ain't stoppin' 'til I'm through

Too late to beg for mercy, there ain't nothin' you can do"

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

Well, that bully just laughed and laughed

Of course, and so did all of his friends

Beat that kid unmercifully for days and days on end

Only slightly less impressively to that girl and all his friends

Eventually, they secretly hoped that kid might win

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

You're never gonna hear him say this 'cause he thinks we don't know

But winnin' that battle every day cost a bully the war a long time ago

And of all the scars he's got to show, maybe know that kid's thinkin'

The worst one knowin' tomorrow he's gonna have to fight that kid again

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

Is this thing workin'?

Is this thing on?

Hard workin' Americans

Stay out of school, kids