Law School
Fool's Journey: Dreams Beyond Law School
Lyrics
For Christmas this year my dad bought me a used car
Receiving a used car from her dad as a Christmas gift
With 107, 000 miles on it so far
Describing the car's mileage at 107,000 miles
I named her thunder cause she's gray like a storm cloud
Personifying the car as "thunder" due to its gray color like a storm cloud
And every time you turn the ignition you start to rumble real loud
Highlighting the loud rumbling sound when starting the car
Oh my brother, he is eighteen, two and a half years older than me
Introducing the speaker's older brother, aged 18, going to Austin for a new degree
And he's headed off to Austin to go and get some new degree
Speculating that the brother might go to law school after completing his degree
And I think he's going to law school when he gets done with that
Anticipating the brother's future career in law and argumentation
Gonna spend his life arguing with people
Expecting the brother to earn a significant income as a lawyer
But he'll make a bunch of cash
Acknowledging the speaker's youth and the assumption that they may be perceived as foolish
I am young
Expressing youth and potential naivety
So I must be stupid
Reflecting on the perception of being young as synonymous with stupidity
I must be dumb
Suggesting self-deprecation and feeling unintelligent due to youth
Just another idiot
Emphasizing the speaker's feeling of being an idiot
Oh and I'm a fool and I'm a fool and I'm a fool
Repeatedly acknowledging foolishness
I am a fool and I'm a fool and I'm a fool
Continuing to express a sense of foolishness
For believing
Being a fool for believing in something
Oh I know I'm getting older
Acknowledging the process of aging and facing reality
It's hard to face the facts
Admitting the difficulty of accepting facts about getting older
In a few short years I'm not gonna be cut this much slack
Acknowledging the diminishing leniency as one gets older
And right now I'm a sophomore, I got two and a half years left
Describing the speaker's current academic status as a sophomore with limited time left
And once those years are gone I'm gonna be just like the rest
Expecting to become like everyone else after completing the remaining years
Just like the rest
Reiterating the speaker's eventual conformity with societal expectations
I don't want to go to law school
Expressing a lack of desire to pursue law school
I don't wanna go to law school
Reiterating the aversion to law school
My parents went to law school
Mentioning the speaker's parents attending law school and possibly meeting there
I think that's how they met
Highlighting the irrelevance of the parents' connection as they later divorced
But that doesn't matter anymore, they got a divorce
Recalling the parents' divorce during the speaker's childhood
When I was a kid
Providing context for the speaker's family background
And I'm a fool, I'm a fool, I'm a fool
Repeating the acknowledgment of being a fool
For believing
Reiterating the theme of foolishness and belief
I am young
Restating the speaker's youth and potential perceived stupidity
So I must be stupid
Repeating the idea of being perceived as stupid due to youth
I must be dumb
Emphasizing the speaker's self-perceived dumbness
Just another idiot
Stating the speaker's classification as just another idiot
Oh and I'm a fool and I'm a fool and I'm a fool
Continuing the acknowledgment of being a fool
Oh I'm a fool oh I'm a fool oh I'm a fool
Repeating the admission of foolishness
For believing
Affirming the theme of being a fool for believing in something
Comment