My friend's a computer hacker
But in school everybody said he was a slacker
He writes science fiction novels
He builds whole towns and villages from cola bottles
He does equations just for fun
Eats low carb ice cream with his Mum
Sews Cub Scout badges on his sweater
He's just a feeling you ignore
When he never got it right
He's drowning in his laughter
With his dream up at NASA
Well, I guess it really pays to be a slacker
He stays up all night playing Tetris
Asteroids, Pacman written on his 'games to get' list
Wasted nights spent up in his bedroom
Must have been a lot to get through
He's getting sharp pains in his wrist
In his world girlfriend's don't exist
Can't even get an ad on 'My Space'
He's just a feeling you ignore
When he never got it right
He's drowning in his laughter
With his dream up at NASA
Well, I guess it really pays to be a slacker
He's the one all alone in despair
He's the one who thinks life isn't fair
He's the one sitting right over there
He's the lonely guy on the side
Passing by on a pedal bike
Kinda like 'Napoleon Dynamite'
He's just a feeling you ignore
When he never got it right
He's drowning in his laughter