She's an underachiever She's only pa**ed Spanish and gym She's not bad at essays She can bullsh** her way through them She wears the walkman under her hood She hides the magazine in her book She looks like she's elsewhere The girls in the school can be so mean The boys never pay attention She's in love with her history teacher She can't wait till she gets older Underachiever The halls in school look daunting They get longer and slower each day She moves past the smiles and whispers And the rumors that won't go away The girls in the school can be so mean And the boys just don't seem to matter She looks at the clock every minute or two She can't wait till cla** is over Underachiever She wakes up in the morning With a lump in her throat She thinks of excuses to stay in bed All day all day long She tells me a big secret She writes to me almost twice a day It's a lot for me to deal with I wish I could give her more time 'Cause the girls in the school They were so mean And the boys never paid me attention I was in love with my English teacher I couldn't wait to get older The girls in the school The boys in the school The halls in the school The girls in the school Underachiever Only pa**ed Spanish and gym Underachiever She's an underachiever