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?