John mayer "i wanna run through the halls of my high school"?
No Such Thing (John Mayer song)
Denne sang blev skrevet på omkring en uges tid i 1998 i Duluth, Georgia. Det var Cooks og Mayers svar på den almindelige praksis i gymnasiet, hvor vejledere fortæller eleverne, at de skal "holde sig inden for stregerne", når det i stedet er bedre at følge den vej, man ønsker, og ikke gøre noget, man måske gerne vil gøre, bare fordi oddsene ikke er til fordel for det. Denne sang er måske den mest selvbiografiske og personlige sang, som Mayer har spillet en rolle i. Det skyldes især, at han i modsætning til sine klassekammerater ikke gik på college med det samme, men i stedet arbejdede på en tankstation for at spare penge op til at købe en guitar. Til sidst gik han i skole i ca. 6 måneder på Berklee College of Music, inden han droppede ud for at flytte til Atlanta for at begynde sin karriere med Clay Cook. Sangen er sunget fra en snart færdiguddannet gymnasieelevers perspektiv. Han er frustreret over den "typiske" vej med high school, college og karriere, som de voksne i hans liv støtter. Han har planer om at følge sin egen vej for at nå sine drømme. Sangens omkvæd er et ekko af dette:
No Such Thing (John Mayer song)
This song was written in about a week's time in 1998 in Duluth, Georgia. It was Cook's and Mayer's response to the standard high school practice of guidance counselors telling students to "stay inside the lines" when instead it's better to follow the path you want and not do something you might like to do just because the odds aren't in favor of it. This song is perhaps the most autobiographical and personal song Mayer has played a part in, mainly due to the fact unlike his classmates he didn't go to college right away, instead working at a gas station to save up money to buy a guitar. He eventually went to school for about 6 months at the Berklee College of Music before dropping out to move to Atlanta to begin his career with Clay Cook. The song is sung from the perspective of a soon to be high school graduate. He is frustrated with the "typical" path of high school, college and career that the adults in his life endorse. He plans to follow his path to reach his dreams. The song's refrain echoes this:
No Such Thing (John Mayer song)