Is This Thing Working (Live)

[Intro] Well hello Can you hear me? Can you hear me out there? Is this thing working? Is this thing on? [Verse 1] In the hallway of a high school Anywhere, USA There was a bully that would pick on a different kid It seemed like every day A pack of back-slapping buddies Laughing and backing him all the way His screaming girlfriend'd Make him believe in everything he'd say [Chorus] Is this thing working? Is this thing on? Is this thing working? Is this thing on? [Verse 2] And then one day some kid Who he'd beat up a couple times before Realized, to even his surprise He probably could indeed take more And with that he hatched the evil plan He gon' make that devil pay He walked up to him in the middle of the gym And he found the nerve to say He said, "You gonna hit somebody? "You're gonna hit me, too "In fact, you're gonna hit me every day "'Because now I'm picking on you "And as crazy as that might sound right now "I'm ain't stopping until I get through "It's too late to beg for mercy "There ain't nothing that a'you can do" [Chorus] Is this thing working? Is this thing on? Is this thing working? Is this thing on? [Verse 3] Well, that bully just laughed and laughed, of course And so did all of his friends And he beat that kid unmercifully For days and days on end Only slightly less impressively To that girl and all of his friends Who would eventually, secretly Start hoping that the kid might win [Chorus] Is this thing working? Is this thing on? Is this thing working? Is this thing on? [Verse 5] Well you may never hear him say this Because he thinks that we still don't know But winning the battle every day Cost our bully the war a long time ago And of all the scars that he's got to show For every blow that kid sneaks in The worst one's knowing That tomorrow he's gonna have to get up and fight that kid again [Chorus] Is this thing working? Is this thing on? Is this thing working? Is this thing on? Is this thing working? Is this thing on? Is this thing working? Is this thing on?