Caught In The Crowd
There was a guy at my school when i was in high school
Wed ride side by side in the morning on our bicycles
Never even spoken or faced each other
But on the last hill wed race each other
When we reached the racks wed each go our own way
I wasnt in his classes, didnt know his name
When we finally got to speak he just stared at his feet
And mumbled a sentence that ended with James
I was young and caught in the crowd
I didnt know then what I know now
I was dumb and I was proud
And Im sorry
If I could go back do it again
Id be someone you could call friend
Please please believe that Im sorry
Well he was quite a big guy, kinda shy and quiet
When the kids called him weird he didnt try and deny it
Every lunchtime hed spend walking by himself
Round the boundary of the grounds til he heard the bell
Well one day I found him, joined him on his walk
We were silent for a while until we started to talk
I told him my family were fighting in court
He said his step-dad and him always fought
We talked about music - he was into punk
He told me all the bands that I liked were junk
I said Id never heard the songs the *** Pistols sang
I laughed back at him and then the ball rang
I was young and caught in the crowd
I didnt know then what I know now
I was dumb and I was proud
And Im sorry
If I could go back do it again
Id be someone you could call friend
Please please believe that Im sorry
It was after school in the afternoon
The corridors were crowded as we came out of the rooms
Three guys I knew pushed him into the cement
Threw away his bag and said he had no friends
He yelled that he did and he looked around
Tried getting up but they pushed him on down
Thats when he saw me, called out my name
And I turned my back, and just walked away
And I turned my back, and just walked away
I was young and caught in the crowd
I didnt know then what I know now
I was dumb and I was proud
And Im sorry
If I could go back do it again
Id be someone you could call friend
Please please believe that Im sorry
Please please believe that Im sorry