And he's still wearing that red and black jersey

Waiting for the band to start up

He's still showing up twenty late, finding hearts and rules to break

Why would he wanna change when every memory still bows to him?

But this ain't high school

Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool

See her Friday, take her out after the football game

'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator

That's going up, 'cause you're growing up

And the world gets cruel when you're still living in high school

He's still calling that first love, first time, pretty-eyed blonde

And she's still letting it ring 'cause his ring isn't what she wants

'Cause she traded in prom queen for a big city dream

And a slate that's clean, but

Your heart just don't get it and that's why you can't forget it

'Cause you're living like you're seventeen

But this ain't high school

Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool

See her Friday, take her out after the football game

'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator

That's going up, 'cause you're growing up and the world gets cruel when...

You're still living in the hallways

Where everybody stopped and stared

And cared and knew your name

Cause this is the real world that don't know you like that

You can remember but you can't go back

To high school

Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool

See her Friday when you take her out after the football game

'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator

That's going up, 'cause you're growing up

And the world gets cruel when you're still living in high school

When you're still living in...

Five years later

Oh yeah, oh yeah

He's still calling that first love, first time

And he hates he said goodbye, she went on with her life

He's still driving the same old back roads

Wondering when he got so old

Where did his life go?

Oh, but he knows

Oh, he knows

Yeah, he knows

That this ain't high school, oh, woah

And he's still driving that 1970 hand-me-down truck

And he's stuck in high school

But this ain't high school