Its ok to label
If the label is right
If they're unaware
They won't put up a fight.
Everyone has a label
Everyone except for me
Bullying is innocent fun
Its not a big deal
Boys will be boys
And girls will be mean
Just play along
And don't make a scene
We don't want fanatics
Here at this school
We all want harmony
So just play it cool.

I would do that
Except I have a concern
Words are like fire
And all fire burns
Words are stains
That never come out
In case you all wonder
What Im talking about
Fast forward this day
Ten years down the line
Take a look at the future
Tell me if its " fine"
Because boys will be boys
And girls will be mean
And their victims will live
Their lives as a teen
Over and over
Like reruns in their heads
Fat, ugly,  retarded
Better off dead
Do you understand
That words are tattoos
And labels are able
To terrorize you
Call me a fanatic
Call me extreme
Boys will be boys
And girls will be mean
And silly old words
Don't mean a thing
Like silly statistics
Of young adult suicide
And those goofy older things
Called the rest of their lives
The next time you smile
Or roll your eyes
Understand the power
Of powerful lies
The affect that they have
On real life lives
Fear and depression
Anger and pain
Rewind in their psyche
Again and again
Nightmares and daydreams
Failed relations
In some extreme cases
Retaliation
Do you think school shootings
Are a tragedy?
Get the wax out of your ears
And listen to me
Pay attention to your students
Offer counseling
Because boys aren't just boys
And girls aren't just mean
Abuse and bullying
Are a REAL thing
You can't change the past
But heres what you can do
Advocate for those people
They're counting on you.