Bennie (RIP) Lyrics

Back in high school chemistry class

I met a kid who talked out his ass

He used to have a mohawk

He bought me my first cigarettes

And I hit on his sister named Bernadette

He was the king of our block

But when Bennie died, we all left town

We couldn't stand to stick around

We tore the street signs down

And when I think back on that time

I can only think about how Bennie died

When I got the nerve to ask Bennie's dad

The shrink said he was just too sad

And found his gun up in the closet

We all showed up at the funeral

The speeches took too much of a toll

And that's when Bennie's mom lost it

But when Bennie died, we all left town

We couldn't stand to stick around

We tore the street signs down

And when I think back on that time

I can only think about how Bennie died

And at the end, when you only have your friends

You raise a glass and drink to them

This one's for Bennie