There was a guy at my
school when I was in
high school we'd ride
side by side in the
morning on our bicycles
Never even spoken
or faced each other
But on the last hill
we'd race each other
when we reached
the racks we'd each
go our own way
I wasn't in his classes
I didn't know his name
when we finally
got to speak he just
stared at his feet
And mumbled a sentence
that ended with
'James'
I was young and
caught in the crowd
I didn't know then
what I know now
I was dumb
and I was proud
and I'm sorry
If I could go back
do it again
I'd be someone
you could call friend
please, please believe
that I'm sorry
Well he was quite
a big guy kinda shy
and quiet when the kids
called him weird
he didn't try to deny it
Every lunchtime
he'd spend
Walking by himself
round the boundary
of the grounds
till he heard the bell
Well one day I found him
joined him on his walk
we were silent
for a while
until we started to talk
I told him my family
were fighting in court
he said his step-dad
and him always fought
We talked about music
he was into punk
Told me all the bands
that I liked were junk
I said I'd never heard
the songs
the sex pistols sang
I laughed back at him
and then the bell rang
I was young and
caught in the crowd
I didn't know then
what I know now
I was dumb
and I was proud
and I'm sorry
If I could go back
do it again
I'd be someone
you could call friend
please, please believe
that I'm sorry
It was after school
in the afternoon
The corridors were
crowded as we came
out of the rooms
three guys I knew pushed
him into the cement
Threw away his bag and
said he had no friends
he yelled that he did
and he looked around
Tried getting up
but they pushed him
on down
That's when he saw me
called out my name...
and I turned my back
and just walked away
Yeah I turned my back
and just walked away
I was young and
caught in the crowd
I didn't know then
what I know now
I was dumb
and I was proud
and I'm sorry
If I could go back
do it again
I'd be someone
you could call friend
please, please believe
that I'm sorry
Please, please believe
that I'm sorry!