Good Kid is a song sung by Percy Jackson in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical.
Summary[]
The song is sung after Chiron gives Percy Jackson the ultimatum of either going on a quest or being kicked out of Camp Half-Blood. Having been kicked out of several schools before, he feels like the whole world is against him. Now, when he had found a place where he thinks he fits in, he'd been effectively kicked out again. So he wants the world to understand that he did not cause trouble on purpose, and he is just an unlucky kid.
Lyrics[]
Percy: Six schools in six years
been kicked out of every place
Everything I ever do is wrong
Never find where I belong
Everybody on my case
The same old story
the same old song
Don’t act up, don’t act out
Be strong
I keep my head down
I keep my chin up
But it ends up all the same with
Percy and Ensemble: Pack your bags Percy, you're always to blame
Percy: I never try to do anything
I never mean to hurt anyone (Ensemble: Ahhh)
I try, I try to be a good kid, a good kid, a good son
But no one ever will take my side (Ensemble: Ahhh)
All I ever do is take the fall (Ensemble: Take the fall)
I swear, I swear that I’m a good kid
Guess I’m good for nothing at all
Gabe was a world class jerk
Dad was never there
The only family that really mattered
Well, she vanished into the air
And now I finally find a haven
Someplace safe where I can stay
‘Til it's (Joined by Ensemble:) Pack your bags Percy, now go, go away
Percy: I never try to do anything
I never mean to hurt anyone (Ensemble: Ahhh)
I swear, I swear that I’m a good kid
Yeah, Percy, that’s a good one.
But no one ever will take my side (Ensemble: Ahhh)
All I ever do is take the fall (Ensemble: Take the fall)
I swear, I swear that I’m a good kid, guess I’m good for nothing at
All the schools in six years
Every battle, every day
No one ever tells me that they’re proud
No one asks me “Percy, how'd you like to come around and stay”
All you get are bad grades and a bum rap and a bad rep and a good smack
And no friends and no hope and no mom
She’s taken away
I swear I never stole anything, I never meant to hurt anyone
I swear, I swear that I’m a good kid, a good kid, who’s had a bad run
All I need is one last chance
to prove I’m good enough for someone
I’m good enough for someone
I’m good enough for someone (Ensemble: Six schools in six years, six schools in six years)
I’m good enough for someone (Ensemble: Six schools in six years)