Animal Style

Fresh out of high school, glad cause he hated it
Everybody in the senior class would call him gay but it
It never bothered him, his name Jonathan
Best friend Julie, she was cool, she went to prom with him
The principal said prom was no place for a queer couple
If he showed up with a boy, then there'd be real trouble
Empty threats, but what really got to him
Is that his boyfriend didn't wanna go to prom with him
Boyfriend Roderick, kept it secret, closeted
Scared to come out into this world of zero tolerance
Kinda popular, played a lot of politics
Jonathan was book smart, just received a scholarship
Off to college, wanted Roderick to follow him
He'd see him in the halls but Rod would never acknowledge him
Away from school though, he was so affectionate
Jon had a good thing, no use in upsettin' it
Besides the college, everything would be different
Everyone is educated, no one would be trippin'
Huh, he had it all figured out
Plus his parents were excited just to get him out the house
So they bought him a ticket, even bought one for Roderick
Set to leave the end of summer, they would pay for all of it
So excited, on his way to work at In-N-Out
End of his shift, he drove straight up to Roderick's house
He hopped out, saw him with his crew
He walked right up, he was ready to share the news
It had been a few days, he forgot how much he missed him
So excited that he moved in and kissed him
Roderick dissed him, threw him to the floor
He said, "You faggot, what you have to go and do that for?"
Looked at his homies, "Y'all know I'm not gay"
They just shook their heads, turned and walked away
(Fuck, fuck's wrong with you?)
Now he's screamin' at Jonathan, what the hell was wrong with him?
Jon said, "Okay, it's over? Let's be honest then
They never knew the real you, they're not your real friends"
He drove away and vowed to never speak to him again
(Fuck you, I'm never talkin' to you again)
It had been a few weeks
Before Jon left to college, he thought that they should speak
Scared to do it for fear of rejection
But either way he knew the world would never accept them

Dear America, when you tell gay Americans that they
Can't serve their country openly or marry the person
That they love, you're telling that to kids too

Roderick was seventeen, in and out of jail since ten
Never knew his father or spent time with any other men
He started runnin' in them circles with the hustlers
Gang bangin', dope slangin', had some loyal customers
Locked him up, had a very young age
Found religion and it ended all his criminal ways
He also found his first boyfriend when he was locked up
Came home conflicted so he really didn't talk much
The beginnings of a double life
The chaplain back in juvie used to tell him that it wasn't right
His bond with God was so strong
That was until he met Jon
And it felt so perfect
But suffering eternal damnation, was it worth it?
He still had to see him
It had been two years, he knew that he could never leave him
So he lived in fear of God's wrath
The preacher said God loves us all except fags
And that made him so mad, he started packin' his bags
Said he'd run away with Jon until it went all bad

Like, did you really, did you hear about him? Like, uh
Yeah, I always knew, like, Jon was a faggot
Yeah, I mean, like, Jonathan, that's my friend
He's my gay best friend, of course, but like
Roderick? Really? Roderick?
Roderick fucking kissed him! He's a fucking faggot
He fucking, he tried to fuck me!
They said Roderick kissed him!
What the fuck?
At his house
How could that happen?
Right in front of his boyfriend
Is he the house, should I go to Preston?
He tried to beat him up to play it off
Fucking faggot, fucking hate that fucking kissin' shit faggot
What a fucking bitch, fucking cunt, fucking hate him
They're both real faggots, man, I'm so glad we graduated

Huh, the big incident
Jon slipped in front of his friends and started kissin' him
Now everything was different
He shut him out, never thought about forgivin' him
Until he got that text
Jon wanted to meet up the day after next
They met at In-N-Out on his dinner break
But he was so mad that he couldn't look him in the face
Soon as he spoke, they both started cryin'
Said he missed him so much, he felt like he was dyin'
Jon said, "I can't describe how much I missed you"
That's when Roderick pulled his pistol
He shot him right between the eyes
Then turned it on his self, 'cause he refused to live a lie
Suicide was against his beliefs
But he knew it was the only way they'd ever find peace