"Bye, Mom, Bye, Spot, see you later."

Block 2, Block 3

My mom's still wavin' at me

4, 5, 6

The kids are all startin' to mix

7, 8, 9

I'm tryin' to keep from cryin'

10, count 'em 10

Man, I wish I was back home again!

Yeah, life can be so cruel

Goin' forty blocks to school

Forty blocks from my home

11, 12, 13

I'm singin' the homesick blues

14, 15, 16

I'm shakin' inside my new shoes

17, 18, 19

That's 19 streets of sorrow

20, count 'em 20

Gotta do it again tommorow!

Yeah, life can be so cruel

Goin' forty blocks to school

Forty blocks from my home

21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27

Feels like I left my stomach somewhere back there around 11

28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34

I can't go on much longer, man, but there's six blocks more!

We turn around a corner, Block 35 looks great

Now everybody's countin' off 36! 37! 38!

We roll into the parking lot at number 39

Pull up to the door at 40, hey, 40 feels just fine!

Yeah, 40's pretty cool

I went 40 blocks to school

Forty blocks from my home

Yeah, 40's pretty cool

I went 40 blocks to school

Forty blocks from my home!

Forty blocks from my home!