reasons why I should have gone to USC:

1. my football team wouldn't suck
2. i'd die slowly of pollution rather than continuous colds, which sounds like a better way to go out
3. maybe I'd get shot in one of the nearby 'hoods and the misery would end sooner
4. I bet their registration doesn't suck and they offer CLASSES that people NEED
5. the weather, while being monotonous, would be warm at least
6. i'd be away from annoying high school drama
7. i'd live in honors dorms, with people i know how to socialize with
8. I could wear less clothes, which means less laundry to do
9. two words: private school
10. the grass is always greener. I guess that's the bottom line.

reluctantly crouched at the starting line
engines pumping and thumping in time
the green light flashes, the flags go up
churning and burning, they yearn for the cup
they deftly manuver and muscle for rank
fuel burning fast on an empty tank
reckless and wild, they pour through the turns
the ? is potent and secretly stern
as they speed through the finish, the flags go down
the fans get up and they get out of town
the arena is empty except for one man
still driving and striving as fast as he can
the sun has gone down and the moon has gone up
and long ago somebody left with the cup
but he's driving and striving and hugging the turns
and thinking of someone for whom he still burns
he's going the distance, he's going for speed
she's all alone in a time of need
because he's racing and pacing and plotting the course
he's fighting and biting and riding on his horse
he's going the distance

Cake - The Distance