It pains me when I walk into class and see the objective on the board
I already know that my stomach will twist as soon as the lesson begins
I know I have to sit through it and try my best
But sometimes it is so hard and I just want to make it stop

I ask questions but the teacher doesn’t explain
I run all the problems in my head but I just can’t get it
Occasionally I’ll be on a roll speeding through the numbers
But as soon as I look at the answer key all I see on my paper is wrong answers

I ask my peers and I begin to understand
But then the test gets put on my desk and I begin to read the first question
I try my best but I don’t actually know what to do
I try and try to rack my brain for the information needed but it’s not there

I thought about quitting and moving down a level
But I know that I shouldn’t
I can’t stop because of one bad grade
I know now that I just need to believe in myself