(Track #8 from Caught in the Middle)
PUT
ANOTHER TROPHY ON THE SHELF
By Frank Meyer
Verse 1
The cafeteria's on fire
Another fight is goin' down
But the smell of blood
and the sight of tears
Will not be known
throughout the town
And Mr. Jones, he
fondles Susie
Behind a curtain on the
stage
While another
disillusioned parent
Leaves the office in a
rage
Chorus
Put another trophy on
the shelf
Pin another banner on
the wall
They help to cover up
the awful truths
That echo up and down
these halls
Verse 2
Tommy's headed for the
Big Ten
He's faster than the
speed of light
Everybody hopes he makes
the pros
'Cause Tommy, he can't
read or write
Danny beats up his
girlfriend
He quarterbacks the
football team
To him, there's very
little difference
When his girl or the
crowd yells and screams
Chorus
Instrumental Break
Verse 3
Everyone wants tougher
standards
And they want all those test
results to soar
No one cares just how
the game is played
As long as there's a
winning score
So many walk around
discouraged
Nothing's done when
students cheat
Teachers often look the
other way
So that the children can
compete
Chorus
Verse 4
Mrs. Hall's a sincere
phony
A candidate for Teacher
of the Year
No one seems to care she
starts each day
With a shot of whiskey
and two quarts of beer
Mr. Allen is a principal
Who likes to touch his
secretary Kim
Everybody hates this
hypocrite
Who tells students P.D.A.
is such a sin
Chorus
Chorus
©1998 Frank Meyer