Lyrics:

I climb up, spending daylightslide down drunken on the other sideSome sweet girl, playing my wife,runs off with a boy whose bike she'll ridePlayground (it's a playground)Marked by the masters and bruised by the bullies in thePlayground (it's a playground)Never stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the big square worldBells will ring, door flings openHare and greyhound in the old kiss chaseYou've been caught, game has endedSmack on kisser from her slap on facePlayground (it's a playground)We're marked by the masters and bruised by the bullies in thePlayground (it's a playground)Never stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the big square worldWatch the leaves all tear away (one by one)Leaving you but lined like an exercise bookWhat did your report once say (know the one)This boy must try harder to pleaseFrom down on his kneesPlayground, playground, playground, playground, playground,playground, playground, playgroundBrain gets bent, heart gets brokenYou can't jump off once the page is turnedSchool is out but never overThat's the only lesson you can learnPlayground (it's a playground)We're marked by the masters and bruised by the bullies in thePlayground (it's a playground)Never stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the big squarePlayground (it's a playground)Go for the high jump if you let 'em push you in thePlayground (it's a playground)There's no escaping, escaping from their big square worldYou may leave school, but it never leaves you