There must be a cruelty school
or a church of unkindness
If we were all taught
the rules of love
and helpfulness
and compassion
then where is this all coming from?
I hope it’s just that
there are a lot of lousy students
It wouldn’t surprise me
Most people are bad at math
and spelling
and grammar
and history
and science
Most people aren’t very good at school
to be honest
So maybe it’s just that
they ignored all the lessons
on how to be a good person
because they were too busy
stabbing their pencil into their eraser
or thinking about Nintendo
or wanting to watch Robocop on VHS
And lots of people
get bored at church
and kind of tune out
So maybe they’re just missing the sermon
about loving your enemy
and doing unto others
and stuff
Instead they’re thinking about what they’d do
if ninjas attacked the congregation
They’d be ready, tell you what
Those ninjas wouldn’t stand a chance
I’m going with that explanation
It’s not that everybody’s being taught the wrong things
It’s that we’re easily distracted
(and concerned about ninjas)
That’s got to be it
because the alternative
is that
somewhere
people are being taught
to be cruel
to be cold
to be selfish
to be hateful
and I don’t like that idea one bit
So maybe pay better attention to
I think that squirrel is gonna get run over
Do you wanna ride bikes after school?
