What is this whole game for?
And why do we keep score?
Where will this rat race lead us to?

What makes you better than me?
Your mountain of prestige?
How can green paper bring us joy?

I'd rather be like my friend Kip,
Who lives down at the beach and sits with nothing but a skateboard and a smile...
Before I'd ever be you

I can be happy. I know what I want.
I know what matters most. I know what I want.

How happy can you be living life so routine?
Wasting away your short time here.

When I look back, I'll laugh
At mistakes of my past
At least I'll say I truly lived.

I'd rather be like my friend Kip,
Who skates while your stuck in traffic, and doesn't know where he will end up next...
Before I'd ever be you