The first time I picked up a guitar
Was at my cousin's house on Adams street
He was supposed to be watching me but he was stoned
While he slept I went through all of his stuff
I found pills and a gun, bit a beer, bit a snuff
But my favorite of all of the things that he owned
Was his guitar
I strummed the strings
It made a noise
And I put it down
The next time I picked up a guitar
Was in music class in fifth grade
And I practiced real hard and I practiced each day
And I learned all the songs and I played them real well
And I played them at concerts where everyone clapped
And said: "John, you're the best," "John, we love how you play"
And I thought
Yeah, Wow, this feels electric and
Shit, Man, this is exciting and
Buzz, Ring, this is better than anything else
Fill, Run, nothing is missing and
Loud, Crash, everyone's happy
And I can do calculus, I can get girls
And it's all good
First time I grabbed a microphone
Was when I was ten at summer camp
I was nervous and nerdy and totally shy
Then came the summer talent show
I sang on that stage and the people below
They all cheered as I wailed "Satisfaction" and I
Thought
Yeah, Wow this is the real thing and
Whoa, Like why am I so calm
Ahh, Yeah this is better than anything else
Mmm, Hot, acceptance, not nervous
And Flow, Cool, no one is yelling
My acne is gone and my mom's not divorced
And it's all good
And when I'm playing the guitar
And when I'm playing the bass
And when I'm playing the drums
And when I'm singing
It's fun
It's nice
It's sweet
It's real
Forget
What's wrong
What's right
Is what I feel
And it's like
Fill, Void, things that are broken are
Fixed, Fine, questions are answered and
I find it feels better than anything else
Scream, Yell, people will listen and
Love, Live, I'll never leave
From the very first time that I played
From the very first time that I played
From the very first time that I played
With you
It hasn't all been perfect
But it's been better than anything else
It's been better than anything else
It's been better than anything else
And it's all good