Is This Thing Working?

Is this thing working?
 Is this thing on?
 In the hallway of a high school, anywhere USA
 There was a bully that would pick on a different kid
 And it seemed like every day
 He had this pack of back slapping buddies
 That would laugh and back him up all the way
 And this screaming girlfriend
 That would make believe in everything he'd say
 Is this thing working?
 Is this thing on?
 Because then one day this kid
 That he'd beat up a couple times before
 Realized, to even his own surprise
 That he probably could indeed take more
 And with that he hatched an evil plan to make that devil pay
 He walked up to him, in the middle of the gym
 And he found the nerve to say
 You gonna hit somebody, today? You gonna hit me, too
 In fact, you're gonna hit me every day
 Because now I'm picking on you
 And as crazy as it all might sound right now
 I'm not stopping until I'm through
 It's too late to beg for mercy
 Is this thing working?
 Is this thing on?
 Because that bully he just laughed and laughed
 Of course, and so did all of his friends
 And he beat that poor kid unmercifully
 For days and days on end
 Only slightly less impressively each time
 To that pretty girl and all of his friends
 Who would eventually, secretly
 Start hoping for that kid to win
 So, is this thing working?
 Is this thing on?
 You know, you'll never hear him say this now
 Because he thinks we still don't know
 But winning this battle every day
 Cost our bully the war a long time ago
 And of all the scars he's got to show
 For every blow that kid sneaks in
 The worst one is probably knowing
 That tomorrow he's going to have to get up
 And fight that kid again
 Is this thing working?
 Is this thing on?