I learned to count to ten in French

I learned to cut a frog in two

I learned that showing how you feel

can be a deadly thing to do

and the things I learned in high school

I carry with me still

the lessons taught

the stuff I thought

the junk I heard

the crap I bought

the things I learned in high school

the parts I learned to play

have made me what I am today

I learned the history of the world

I learned that something equals pi

I learned that giving up is fine

as long as no one saw you try

and the things I learned in high school

have been there ever since

the feelings taught

the habits caught

the hopes I held

and the fears I fought

the things I learned in high school

have stuck along the way

and made me what I am...

thanks a lot, thanks a lot

for all the lessons I learned

I picked it up, took it in

got it down on the spot

thanks a lot, thanks a lot

to all the parties concerned

for the great well-rounded

public education I got

I learned a lot of things

a person might be better not to know

a lot of junk I should have

gotten rid of long ago

I learned a lot of facts

that are no longer even so

but the things I learned in high school

are with me all the same

in how I think, and how I speak

in where I'm strong

and where I'm weak

the playing cute

the acting tough

the nagging doubts

and enough’s enough

the things I learned in high school

cannot be wished away

they made me what I am today