Big Bully

©Lydia Lord

Rosemary McGee at Campfire camp
Was mean and strong and the dodgeball champ
We all learned from the very first day
When she threw the ball, get outta the way!

An older boy rode the bus with me
And he picked on me constantly
Nobody noticed that I was scared
So nobody helped me. Nobody cared.

Big Bully. Tough guy.
Picked on me and made me cry
I'm walkin' away
I'm closin' the door
Not gonna let you win no more

My dad was a bully and he beat on me
So that was the way I learned to be
Lookin' back now, it makes me sad
Cause he learned the same thing from his dad

Mindin' my business in the store one night
When a tough kid asked me out for a fight
I lost that fight, but I still don't know
Just why I believed I had to go

Boys can't run away Boys gotta fight
You know two wrongs don't make a right
If I don't fight, then I won't be cool
Why not think about changin' that rule?

Tellin' on a bully is hard, no doubt
If he knows you told, then you better look out
So tell someone who's safe for you
And they can help you see it through

Big Bully. Tough guy.
Picked on me and made me cry
I'm walkin' away
I'm closin' the door
Not gonna let you win no more!