I was always picked last for teams I wore my sister's jeans I was a loser kid And the teachers didn't care They just left me sitting there I don't know what I did But since then How the tides have turned 'Cause I used to be the loser kid Who always ran away and hid No-one took the time to know me The Kick me sign was always on me Now everybody wants to know What I do and where I go At least I know they won't forget me 'Cause I live with Miss McKenzie And now it's all history And I've put it all behind me Look at what I've become I get recognised in the street And everyone I meet Remembers the news I've made But since then How the tides have turned 'Cause I used to be the loser kid Who always ran away and hid No-one took the time to know me The Kick me sign was always on me Now everybody wants to know What I do and where I go At least I know they won't forget me 'Cause I live with Miss McKenzie And then I see The way you look at me Takes me back to how it used to be And still it's clear The way you locked the classroom door And whispered in my ear You're what I go to school for You are The one I go to school for 'Cause I used to be the loser kid Who always ran away and hid No-one took the time to know me The Kick me sign was always on me Now everybody wants to know What I do and where I go At least I know they won't forget me 'Cause I live with Miss McKenzie 'Cause I used to be the loser kid Who always ran away and hid No-one took the time to know me The Kick me sign was always on me Now everybody wants to know What I do and where I go At least I know they won't forget me 'Cause I live with Miss McKenzie