(Alex singing about Mary)
I'm breaking my father's heart.
The longer I stand looking at you,
The more I hear it splinter and crack
From 60 miles away.
I'm breaking my father's heart.
He wanted me to play with all
Those dumb jocks and toss a ball around.
And my grandfather's rolling,
Rolling in his grave.
If you wore a short skirt, that wouldn't matter.If you knew a great cheer, they'd think it cool.
If you came from Spain, or Japan,
Or the back of a van,
Or even if you're from a Catholic School.
They'd say now I'm getting somewhere,
I'm finally "breaking through.
But hey, hey, music goddess,
I've been waiting for someone like you.
I've been waiting through "Jane with the shorts"
And "Kristin with lice" and "The Baritone Twins."
I've been waiting through "Flute Anita," "Mello Christie,"
"Drumline Anna," and "Jen in Pit."
Rosie Lu and Ally Make and Steph Anderson and Megan Schultz.
I've had plenty of cheerleaders in my sight
And every dumb blone in Lewiston High.
But the moment I first met you,
I could barely catch my breath.
I've been marching for days,
With my sticks in my hand,
Like an idiot scared to death.
I've been marching across that big field,
I've been running, I've been hit.
My people have played "ball" for thousands of years
And I don't give a shit.
If you lead the cheer squad, that wouldn't matter.
If you had blonde hair, or you once had a "man."
If your mother and your brother had relations with each other,
Just as long as they never mention it as a plan.
I'd say, "Yea, well, nobody's perfect!"
It's tragic but it's true.
I'd say "Hey, hey, music goddess,
I've been waiting for someone like you.
Breaking tradition.
You, playing with light.
You, you are the song that I should write,
I have to write!"
If you wore all capris, that wouldn't matter.
If you liked to giggle, they'd find it cute!
But you have a powerful connection
To your music and your rhythm,
I say "Go 'head and shoot!
I'm your music slave, at your service,
Just tell me what you do."
I say "Hey, hey, hey, hey!
I've been waiting for someone,
I've been praying for someone,
I think that I could be in love with someone like you!"