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
Readin' 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 nine and a broken fuse
Since he walked through that classroom door
He's all over prime time news
Mary's got the same size hands as Marilyn Monroe
She put her fingers in the imprints
At Mann's Chinese Theater Show
She could've been a movie star
Never got the chance to go that far
Her life was stole, oh
Now we'll never know
They were cryin' to the camera, said he never fitted in
He wasn't welcome
He showed up to the parties we was hangin' in
Some guys were puttin' him down, bullyin' him 'round, round
Now I wish I would've talked to him
Gave him the time of day and not turned away
If I would've been the one to maybe go this far
He might've stayed at home
Playin' 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 Mann's Chinese Theater Show
She could've been a movie star
Never got the chance to go that far
Her life was stole, oh
Now we'll never know
Greg was always getting net from twenty feet away
He had a tryout with the Sixers, couldn't wait for Saturday
Now we're never gonna see him slam
Flyin' high as Kobe can
His life was stole, oh
Now we'll never know
Mm, now we'll never, never, never, never know
Stole, stole, stole
Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mary's got the same size hands as Marilyn Monroe
She put her fingers in the imprints
At Mann's Chinese Theater Show
She could've been a movie star
Never got the chance to go that far
Her life was stole, oh
Oh, now we'll never know
Greg was always getting net from twenty feet away
He had a tryout with the Sixers, couldn't wait for Saturday
Now we're never gonna see him slam
Flyin' high as Kobe can
His life was stole, oh
Now we'll never know
Oh, no, no, no
Yeah, their lives were stole
Now we'll never know
We were here, all together, yesterday