And I Was a Boy from School
Hot Chip Lyrics

And I was a boy from school
I was just a young boy, fresh in my school days.

Helplessly helping all the rules
I followed all the rules and tried to do things the right way, even if it didn't benefit me.

And there was a boy at school
There was another boy at school with me.

Hopelessly wrestling all his fools
That boy struggled to stand up to the foolish or difficult people in his life.

And there was a girl at school
There was also a girl at school.

Blaming all the words she learned from home
This girl was feeling burdened and upset by the negative messages she received from her family.

Nothing could keep her a child
Despite her young age, this girl was forced to grow up too quickly due to the circumstances in her life.

Long hours don't you know we try
We worked hard and put in long hours, but it didn't always lead us where we wanted to go.

We try but we didn't have long
Even though we worked hard, our time was limited and we couldn't accomplish everything we wanted to.

We try but we don't belong
Despite our best efforts, we never quite fit in or felt comfortable in our surroundings.

Now I met you on the street
At some point, I ran into you out in public.

Heartlessly breaking rules, we meet
We were both doing something against the rules when we first encountered each other.

Lives are found and loves are lost
As we go through life, we may find some things but will inevitably lose others, including relationships.

Say goodbye to nothing everything caused
Sometimes we have to say goodbye to the things that caused us pain, even if they seemed to be insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

Now I find you on my street
Later on, I stumbled upon you unexpectedly on my own street.

Breaking rules, hopelessly we meet
Once again, we were both doing something against the rules and were brought together due to our shared hopelessness.

Lives are found but loves are lost
Even though we may find some good things in life, it's still possible to lose things that are important to us, especially in relationships.

Say goodbye to everything, nothing caused
Sometimes it's hard to pin down what caused our losses, but we still have to say goodbye and move on.

I got, I got lost
I became lost or confused.

You said this was the way back
You told me that this was the way to get back to where I needed to be.

We try but we didn't have long
Once again, we tried our best but our time was limited.

We try but we don't belong
Despite our efforts, we still don't feel like we fit in or belong in our environment.