[RANDALL]
I'm a stud now, it's clear
So it'll shock you to hear
That I was a total dork
My freshman year

[CAMPBELL, spoken]
You?

[RANDALL, spoken]
Right?

(sung)
I was a loser, a mess
A loner, depressed
That every day I had to be me
Walked around hoping no one would see me

I'd lock myself in the guys' room and let the tears fall
Til' one day this custodian knocked on my stall
And asked if I'd heard of the band The Grateful Dead—
And I thought he might not be quite right in the head—
But he changed my life around when he said:

"Right now, everything seems so important
But time rushes by at a clip
And when you look back, these high school years
Will be nothing more than a blip
So, you might as well enjoy the trip."
[CAMPBELL, spoken]
But it's such a long blip!

[RANDALL, spoken]
That's what I said! And he said:

(sung)
"Trust me on this, when you're older
And wiser, and balder, and fatter
And you look back on this moment in time
The only things that's gonna matter is
Did you only do what you thought you should do?
Did you dance monkey dance 'cause the man told you to?
Or did you spend your time doing what brings joy to you?

All you see is this old dude with a broom in his hand
But I've followed my dreams and my favorite band."

So don't sit on your ass waiting for life to begin
If you do what you love with your time, then you win!
What a long, strange, wonderful trip it's been!

Right now, everything seems so important
But time rushes by at a clip
And when you look back, these high school years
Will be nothing more than a blip
Just a tale to tell
[RANDALL & CAMPBELL]
That rings a bell
So what the hell!
We might as well enjoy the trip!