You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors
It's the morning of your very first day
Quinn walks into William McKinley High School for the first time in her entire life. She is shocked by the size of the place. Her old school didn't have lockers or homeroom numbers, or six foot tall foot ball players, or Spanish class.
And you say hi to your friends you ain't seen in a while
Try and stay out of everybody's way
Everyone seems so new to her. The only face that she truly recognizes is Brittany's. She runs to her best friend and gives her a hug.
It's your freshman year and you're gonna be here
For the next four years in this town
"This is so exiting!" Quinn says. "These are gonna be the best four years of our lives!"
Hoping one of those senior boys will wink at you and say
"You know, I haven't seen you around before"
A cute senior boy with sandy blonde hair and bottle green eyes notices her and smiles a wide, impressive smile. She feels like the most special girl on earth. Was he really flirting with her? She sure hopes so.
'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
Every time he walks by, butterflies fill her stomach, and she feels speechless. Was it possible that he could every really like her?
And when you're fifteen feeling like there's nothing to figure out
Well, count to ten, take it in
She figures it's not that complicated. She likes him, he likes her, and they would be a happy couple and stay together forever, even if it meant her grades slipping a little, and her loosing a bit of respect from her older sister (Who didn't really approve of her senior boy infatuation.). They're soul mates, what is there to really think about?
This is life before you know who you're supposed be
Fifteen
He likes her for her, and he makes her feel special. She knows what she wants from her life. She has a plan and he's part of it.
You sit in class next to a redhead named Abigail
And soon enough you're best friends
Quinn takes her seat in Spanish class next to a pretty girl named Santana. At first it seems like they have nothing in common, but after spending time together, they become inseparable.
Laughing at the other girls who think they're so cool
We'll be outta here as soon as we can
"They're stupid," Santana says about the stupid girls in front of them. "If you have sex in high school, and drop out, you'll grow up and have no future and no self respect."
Quinn likes the way Santana thinks. She is extremely smart.
And then you're on your very first date and he's got a car
And you're feeling like flying
Time passes, and before they know it, Santana and Brittany are giggling as they watch Quinn head off on her first date. She's all dressed up for her twelfth grade hottie, and as she gets into the passenger seat of his car she feels like a princess. She wonders how it's possible that he really likes her.
And you're momma's waiting up and you're thinking he's the one
And you're dancing 'round your room when the night ends
When the night ends
After the date, Quinn stays up all night singing and dancing and chatting happily with Brittany and Santana. Her mother shakes her head and smiles.
'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
"I love you," The senior boy says. It is at that moment that she decides she loves him too. She would love him forever.
When you're fifteen and your first kiss
Makes your head spin 'round
When he kisses her, he sets her world on fire. They kiss a lot, but hard as he tries, they never move past that. Quinn is going to wait until marriage.
But in your life you'll do things greater than
Dating the boy on the football team
But I didn't know it at fifteen
Quinn notices a cute boy on the football team. He's a freshman like her, and he's really tall and handsome. Quinn doesn't think much of him though; she's in love with her senior boyfriend. She always will be.
When all you wanted was to be wanted
Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now
Inside, Quinn has always known that he doesn't really love her, but it still comes as a shock when he breaks up with her. She is surprised by how much it actually hurts. She feels like she'll never really feel okay again. He's broken her heart.
Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday
But I realized some bigger dreams of mine
After a while, Quinn eventually realizes that she had been dreaming the whole time. She would never marry him, and they wouldn't actually spend the rest of their lives together. She feels so stupid. All she ever wanted was to be loved.
And Abigail gave everything she had to a boy
Who changed his mind and we both cried
Santana comes to Quinn's house at ten thirty one night. She explains through tears that she'd just had sex with her boyfriend of four months, and then been dumped directly after. The two friends cry together, knowing that neither of them will ever be exactly the same. Santana just feels wrong; she feels she needs to search for security. She doesn't think she can be loved. 'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
And when you're fifteen, don't forget to look before you fall
Quinn and Santana share a similar tale. Both of them fell hard and crashed harder, but from this experience, they've realized a valuable lesson. You can't love if you don't know who you are.
I've found time can heal most anything
And you just might find who you're supposed to be
I didn't know who I was supposed to be at fifteen
Quinn takes that summer to learn who she is, and how to love again. It's not easy to have your heart broken. Santana spends the summer gaining back some self respect; this helps in some ways, but she knows she'll never feel secure again. He stole that from her.
Your very first day
Take a deep breath girl
Take a deep breath as you walk through the doors
Quinn walks into McKinley on the first day of her second year. There's a really cute football player with brown hair standing by Quinn's locker.