As the heat simmered off the black asphalt
I was at school A seasoned band geek

The boy I met the year before
Would kiss me before rehearsal At my little apartment

But when his parents came to pick him up
He’d wave goodbye Because he didn’t want them to know

And I only talked to one of my other friends
Because I hate the telephone But they all know that

During the day I’d sweat and learn music with everyone
And at night I’d cry in my bedroom Because I didn’t know why I was so lonely.

As a breeze came along to cool us off
I was at school For my final year

And one of my friends who ‘graduated’ was back
But only for one classAnd I shouldn’t have been, but I was happy

The band rehearsed all the time
And the director yelled a lot of the time But little by little we got better

On the school bus to competitions
The boy and I would sit together And fall asleep holding hands on the way home

I realized not all my classes were what I signed on for
And even though I tried and studied I didn’t do so great and my parents yelled

During they day I listened to people laugh and talk
But at home I couldn’t recall Any conversation I heard.

As the leaves turned from green to gold
I was at school Learning more than I wanted

Our big competition was cancelled
And the boy I was never really dating dumped me For a girl in a different section

But I met a different boy
Who watched anime and screamed at scary movies So it didn’t seem so bad

My little group would sit in the corner
And giggle about our lives And cry about our relationships (or lack thereof)

But then our shaggy got back with his ex
And as mush as my older friend said he liked me That other boy asked out someone else

During the day I’d watch the couples holding hands
And at my house I’d sit And watch TV. Alone in the dark.

As the snow fell from the sky
I was at school Wishing I wasn’t

After two years of pushing and complaining
We were finally putting on a play So I was happy for a while

Then one day I was eating soup at my house
And my mom walked in and took the bowl And told me my grandmother died

No one said the service was open casket and I screamed
And trembled in the back as people talked awkwardly And tried to make inappropriate comments to cheer me up

During the day some friends laughed and others spoke softly
At night I sobbed into my pillow Because there was nothing else to do

As the snow relented but the cold kept biting
I was at school Even when the day ended

My older friend stopped coming in
Because she couldn’t afford QV classes And I haven’t seen here since

I forced shaggy and tiny and hat body to audition
But they were having fun So it was okay

The set was slowly building up
And there were crazy backstage antics And everything was okay for a while

The different boy broke up with the other girl
But my heart was falling for someone else Who had taken a kiss backstage

The final production came up on us fast
And we cried and hugged and talked Then danced and sang and laughed

During the party I gave a kiss goodbye
Then I went home And fell asleep between my friends

As the ice slowly began to melt away
I was at school Trying to get by

I tried to keep up in school
But everything happened so fast That I couldn’t keep up

I thought that everything was going well
And that I might be able To steal another kiss

But at a concert I saw him with another girl
At my heart broke And I was alone again

I pushed everything out of my mind
To get ready for the music trip To the amazing land of Canada

But even while I was there it didn’t feel right
And there was one boy I should have liked But I couldn’t muster the feeling

And after vacation I went back to school
And everything was the same As it was when I left

During the day I laugh like everyone else
And when I go home I sit and stare And don’t say a word

As the sun is finally breaking the clouds
I am at school Turning the last bend

I still have no love on my arm
But that isn’t a surprise; I don’t think I will

And I want nothing more than to say how I feel
But I know when I do It will come out wrong

It’s weird that for four years I couldn’t wait to get out
And now that it almost graduation I don’t want to go

I’ve spent my whole life preparing for this moment
And I know I’m not ready To live that life

During the day I make memories with my friends
And I night I write them down Because they won’t last forever