[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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All the geeks from high school
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Go on to become rock stars
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All the others reach their peak
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And then don't know who they are
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You can always find them at
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The bar downtown talkin' 'bout the old days
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[Verse 2]
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You bully boys would chase him
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Down the halls of that school
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The teachers didn't care
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'cause they all wished they were cool
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You know you'd beat him senseless
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If you could, and you always could
[Chorus]
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Kill the weak, lone star
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We all want to be popular
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Run him down and by some miracle
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We will all become beautiful ...
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[Verse 3]
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Then the day comes when you hear
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His song on the radio
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You realize he never made it to the
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Five-year reunion a few years ago
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Where you sat back and drank a beer
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To the old class geek who's probably queer
[Bridge]
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And the fat girl at the prom
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The one who had her mother's dress on
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She's smiling on the video
D A
And you're the cashier down at the old Texaco
[Chorus]
D A D
Kill the weak, lone star
A D
We all want to be popular
A D
Run him down and by some miracle
B7 D A D
We will all become beautiful ...
A D
[Verse 4]
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So you got the day off today from that job that you hate
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Your ex-wife is leaving messages on your machine
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About how your alimony payment is late
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But the big arena's filling up for the show
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And you and the boys are gonna go
[Chorus]
D A D
Kill the weak, lone star
A D
We all want to be popular
A D
Run him down and by some miracle
B7 D
We will all become
B7 D A D
We will all become beautiful ...
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[Outro]
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Tell all the pretty girls in the beer line
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How you are a good friend of mine ...