After Cammie left to her practice, no one was home. I snuck into her room and found her guitar and songs. I looked at her latest song "I'd Lie" because I wasn't listening to the words before. I was hoping it would give me a clue as to who the guy is. My eyes went wide.
He'll never fall in love he swears
As he runs his fingers through his hair just last week I told her that story
I could tell you his favorite colors green true
He loves to argue, born on the seventeenth September 17
he has his father's eyes Emerald
Never let nobody see him cry I even try hiding it from Cam. It doesn't work.
He'd never tell you but he can play guitar She and my family are the only ones that know. I'm good, just shy.
I couldn't believe my eyes. Besides a few of the lines Cammie was describing me. She actually loved me. I looked through a few more songs.
The next on in her binder was called, "Tear drops on my Guitar." I think she wrote the song while I was in my last relationship. I always confided my feeling to Cammie, just not the ones about Cammie herself. Now I actually have a shot.
"Invisible" was probably written during Freshman year when I had this huge crush on the head cheerleader. Cam always rolled her eyes and thought I was insane.
"You belong with Me" was written when I was in sophomore year. My girlfriend had some issues. Can you say Tina Walters is clingy? I can. Tina Walters is clingy.
Her next song kind of depressed me. "As Cold As You" was about a jerk guy who shuts himself off from her. I hope she never felt this way about me. I always tried to include her in my life.
I browsed through a few more songs until I came to the last page. It was half written but I smiled because I knew the perfect ending. It would so work with my plan. "Mary's Song"
She said, I was seven and you were nine Take me back to the house in the backyard tree
I looked at you like the stars that shined
In the sky, the pretty lights
And our daddies used to joke about the two of us
Growing up and falling in love and our mamas smiled
And rolled their eyes and said oh my my my
Said you'd beat me up, you were bigger than me
You never did, you never did
Take me back when our world was one block wide
I dared you to kiss me and ran when you tried
Just two kids, you and I...
Oh my my my my
Besides the age difference, everything it said happened. I carefully took the song from her binder and slide it in my pocket. Then I put everything back exactly were it was and went to my room. Cammie will be home in fifteen minutes.
I decided to commence phase two of my brilliant plan. I pulled out my guitar and some music paper and started writing my first original song for Cam. By the time I finished Cammie was in her room with her phone on speaker. She was talking to her nice and smart friend Liz. Her door was slightly ajar so I tried to listen to there conversation.
Cammie: Hey I started working on this new song. I already got the chorus part down. Listen to this.
Our song is the slamming screen door Our song is the way you laugh
Sneaking' out late, tapping on your window
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow
'Cause it's late and your mama don't know
The first date man, I didn't kiss her and I should have
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Asking God if He could play it again
Liz: That's great Cam. I can so see that being 'your song'. Did you hear 'Tied Together With a Smile'?
Cammie: Yup, I actually got the second verse in too. It's about not blaming the guy for not liking the girl.
I guess it's true that love was all you wanted
'Cause you're giving it away like it's extra change
Hoping it will end up in his pocket
But he leaves you out like a penny in the rain
Oh, 'cause it's not his price to pay
Not his price to pay
Liz: You mean not blaming Zach for not liking you. You know I still cant believe you and him are going to the dance together. I know it's just as friends but still. Its nice. Cam, when did you know?
Cammie: How many times have I told this story?
Liz: Please, you know you just love telling it.
Cammie: That's so true. Anyway, one day during freshman year, while I was still on the cheerleading squad, Zach and I hung out with a group of football players and cheerleaders. This sophomore kept flirting with him but he just ignored her.
The boys started play-fighting at one point and made me and the flirting girl drop our ice-creams on the street. The other girl asked Zach for his but he turned around and gave it to me. It's just something between him and me clicks. *sighs*
Liz: Aww. That never gets old. Cammie, something's been bugging me for awhile. What does 'As Cold As You' mean? Did you write it about Zach?
Cammie: I honestly don't know where that song came from. One day I just got so upset about something and it just came out. Yet I feel like it was important for me to vent out some negative stuff, you know? It helps.
Liz: I get it Cam.
Cammie: Glad to hear it. I wrote this other powerful song but I never showed it to you. Check this.
There were places we would go at midnight Who's that girl? Where's she from? Seems like everything's the same around me (around me) Who's that girl? I'm the one who made you laugh Who's that girl?
There were secrets that nobody else would know...
There's a reason but I don't know why
I know don't why, I don't know why
I thought they all belonged to me
No, she can't be the one
That you want
That has stolen my world
It's not real, it's not right
It's my day, it's my night
By the way, who's that girl
Living my life
Oh no, livin' my lifeee...
Then I look again and everything has changed
I'm not dreaming, so I don't know why
I don't know why, I don't know why
She's everywhere I wanna be
Where's she from?
No, she can't be the one
That you want
That has stolen my world
It's not real, it's not right
It's my day, it's my night
By the way, who's that girl
Living my life
Who made you feel
And made you sad
I'm not sorry
For what we did, and who we were
I'm not sorry, I'm not her
Where's she from?
No, she can't be the one
That you want
That has stolen my world
It's not real, it's not right
It's my day, it's my night
By the way, who's that girl
Living my life
Oh no, livin' my life.
Liz: OMG! I can actually feel the emotion and fierceness in that song. Way to dig deep Cam. Well I got to finish some homework. See you tomorrow. Expect a few glares. There is this whole list of girls who have been wishing for Zach to take them to the dance. Bye.
Cammie: Night.
