Honeysuckle Fences

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I don't really like karate I don't wanna hit nobody All this talk of self-defense I'd rather try to talk some sense [Verse 2] There's a boy I know in homeroom Other boys make fun of him He'd rather sing with the girls in chorus Then hang out with the boys in gym [Verse 3] I didn't understand the reason When he passed me the other day Why his lips and nose were bleedin' Why three boys ran the other way [Bridge] So I followed them where they were runnin' To a corner of the school playground Where the honeysuckle climbs the fences Where there's nobody else around [Verse 4] I politely asked them why they did it I told them that it didn't seem fair He always helped me out in algebra That's what a fist came through the air [Verse 5] That punch caught me on my shoulder I never had a chance to run Three bigger boys just started swingin' Three bigger boys against just one [Concertina Solo] [Verse 6] I'm sorry that I tore my jacket When I made the first boy slip I'm sorry that the second one's teeth Found their way through his bottom lip [Verse 7] Never meant to make the third one Pee his brand new khaki pants Curled up in a ball before me I'm sorry 'bout that circumstance [Bridge] I don't mind this week's detention I look out where my schoolmates play See the singin' boy head high walkin' See the other boys clear the way [Outro] I don't really like karate