He was a superstar in college Got to the gang at Sigma or Phi The biggest man on campus Spent senior year just way too high Transition to the real world was brutal Started dealing and made a fortune selling blow Soon he was using so much He lost his fortune on his dope It was the decline Of the Golden Boy Rise and fall of Number One It was the decline Of the Golden Boy Franklin & Marshall's favorite son It was the decline Of the Golden Boy Rise and fall of Number One It was the decline Of the Golden Boy Franklin & Marshall's favorite son Someone from the old crowd back in college Saw him on the street the other day They were shocked at his erosion Twenty years of crumbling away The Golden Boy's collapse had left him damaged There is past the point of no return The favorite son of reverend No one quit to crash and burn It was the decline Of the Golden Boy Rise and fall of Number One It was the decline Of the Golden Boy Franklin & Marshall's favorite son