". . . hated class only lived for fun . . ."

  • Song Found On:
    The Runaways
    1977
  • Without making gender an explicit issue, Joan Jett has been recognized by many pop music fans and critics as a leading voice for several generations of female rockers. "School Days" was co-written by Joan when she was with THE RUNAWAYS, the first female band to rock as hard as the boys. The band was originially formed when five teenage girls (the oldest was seventeen) from the suburbs of LA hooked up with Hollywood record producer Kim Fowley. A motion picture about The Runaways (the film is called Edgeplay) has been recently produced by a former band member. For professional reasons, Joan Jett was not supportive of this project.

 
SCHOOL DAYS
By
Joan Jett with
The Runaways



Lyrics:

Used to be the troublemaker
Hated homework, was a sweet heartbreaker
But now I have my dream
I'm so rowdy for eighteen
Never read a single book
Hated homework and the dirty looks
But now I live my life
There's a lot I've seen at eighteen . . . oh yeah

School days, school days
I'm older now and what will I find but my
School days, school days
Starting to slip I'm losin' my mind

Used to be the wild one
Hated class only lived for fun
I'm mean an' got my schemes
At the crazy age of eighteen

Never made the honor roll
Hated rules what I was told
Now I am almost free
It's a dangerous scene when you're eighteen . . . oh yeah

School days, school days
I'm older now and what will I find but my
School days, school days
Starting to slip I'm losin' my mind

 
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