Record Body Count - Rheostatics

Joey pulled himself to his knees,

Pulled his body back up the bank

And looked back down there.

Said the water was not that deep,

But I almost drowned there

You can drown in a bathtub

So they… say.

Someone in class called me a loser

So I decided to skip the day

(hey hey) skip the day.

Tried to look casual sneakin round the back

As I shotput across the track

Into the gate beside the portables

But a red tie and school gray slacks

Doesn’t blend in with the grass

As the teacher was changing class

He chased me half way through the park

Till I ran into the woods

Then I’m (very good) in THE WOODS!

So I was an Indian

The player by the creek

And dried my eyes there.

There’s a record body count this year

There’s a record body count THIS YEAR!

Joey stepped up on a block of ice,

Put a rope around his neck.

Fell asleep before he died.