not quite - II

Actually, I think the lyrics are done. Yet maybe I'll add a bridge. That would have to be a posthumous bridge ;-)

the big boys all jumped o'er the ditch bordering the meadow
I was young, I was small, I just tried to follow
I took a run, I took a breath, giving it my best
I reached the slope, yet I slipped in, I had failed the test

I thought I could have made it
to find that I'd been fated
my good luck did seem to have faded

I thought I could have made it
now I would be berated
my good luck did seem to have faded

she was the star of my class, and star of the school yard
she featured in my wet dreams - images that die hard
I took my courage in both hands, and I asked her out
she just smirked, then she sneered, next she laughed out loud

I thought I could have made it
to find that I'd been fated
all my hopes suddenly had faded

I thought I could have made it
now I felt underrated
all my hopes suddenly had faded

the fire alarm rang piercingly while I was sound asleep
I took a while to understand and be on my feet
the hallway was all filled with smoke, I tried to reach the door
my lungs were burning, I felt faint, I could see no more

I thought I could have made it
to find that I'd been fated
all my chances suddenly had faded

I thought I could have made it
to find I'd come belated
all my chances suddenly had faded