My friend's a computer hacker,

but in school everybody said he was a slacker

He writes science fiction novels

He builds hotels and villages from cola bottles

He does equations just for fun

Eats low carb ice cream with his mum

Sews cub-scout badges on his sweater

He's just a thing you ignore, a dumb computer hacker

Trashcan on the floor, a pitiful disaster

Cries to sleep at night when he never got it right

Cause he never realised, it doesn't even matter

Later on in life, he's drowning in his laughter

Three kids and a wife, he's happy ever after

It's good to be alive, with his dream job up at NASA

Loving every day,

Well I guess it really pays to be a slacker

He stays up all night playing tetris

Asteroids, Pacman, written on his games to get list

Wasted nights spent up in his bedroom,

Tough times, long nights, must have been a lot to get through

He's getting sharp pains in his wrist

In his world girlfriends don't exist

Can't even get an add on 'My Space'

He's just a feeling you ignore, a dumb computer hacker

Trashcan on the floor, a pitiful disaster

Cries to sleep at night when he never got it right

Cause he never realised, it doesn't even matter

Later on in life, he's drowning in his laughter

Three kids and a wife, he's happy ever after

It's good to be alive, with his dream job up at NASA

Loving every day

Well I guess it really pays to be a slacker, yeah

He's the one all alone in despair

He's the one who thinks life isn't fair

He's the one sitting right over there

He's the lonely guy, on the side, looking kind of shy

You could see him ride, passing by, on the pedal bike

He's a funny type, kinda like Napoleon Dynamite

He's just a feeling you ignore, a dumb computer hacker

Trashcan on the floor, a pitiful disaster

Cries to sleep at night when he never got it right

Cause he never realised, it doesn't even matter

Later on in life, he's drowning in his laughter

Three kids and a wife, he's happy ever after

It's good to be alive, with his dream job up at NASA

Loving every day

Well I guess it really pays to be a slacker, yeah

Pays to be a slacker, yeah