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Finally Figuring Out the Right Lyrics to a Song You've Been Singing Wrong

"Hey kids, shake it loose a lemon." Casey sung while crawling up into her bed covers. "Nah nah nah nah... Gotta make a feather."

"Shut up Casey!" Derek shouted from the other room. Usually he would also have his music blasting, but ever since Casey 'accidentally' busted his stereo, all he had was the lame and short ring tones on his phone.

"You're gonna hear a handsome music so the walrus sounds," Casey continued. "Say, Penny's no longer in a cement jet. Ooh, but you're so laced down."

"Gosh, those aren't even the lyrics." Derek screamed again in protest.

"Like you even know this song!" Casey replied before singing in with the chorus. "Bennie and the Jets. Ooh in the wind and the waterfall. Oh baby she's a Revacaine!"

Derek couldn't stand the obnoxious bellowing any longer, so just as she hit the middle of the chorus, Derek jumped out of bed and stormed for Casey's room.

"She's got electric boobs!" Casey sung just as Derek came crashing into her room.

"Boobs!" Derek yelled in confusion.

Ignoring her step-brother Casey sang on, "And mohair shoes."

"You know I read it in a magazine!" Derek interrupted in a half singing, half yelling voice.

Taken back, Casey sat on her bed in awe as Derek soon registered his previous actions as well.

"Buh buh buh Bennie and the Jets." Casey whispered now as the music playing faded slowly into the back of their heads. Finally, after at least 10 seconds of only instrumental sound, Derek spoke up. "I couldn't stand you singing the lyrics wrong anymore. That's all." He said bringing his hands up in a protective motion in front of him. Casey nodded silently as Derek stood in the doorway.

Just before the next verse was a about to start playing, a wide smile began to appear on Casey's face. Almost like he was reading her mind, Derek shook his head 'no' adamantly until Casey's puppy dog eyes got the best of him.

"Hey kids, plug into the faithless." Derek sung less than convinced with lethargy hanging onto the end of every word that came out of his mouth. Casey clearly was not impressed as a large scowl crawled onto her face.

"Fine." Derek said softly. "We shall survive, let us take ourselves along." He sang, now louder and more articulated. "Where we fight our parents out in the streets to find who's right and who's wrong."

"Oh Candy and Ronnie..." Both Casey and Derek sang now as Casey attempted to fix her lyrics still, letting a few words slip. By the time the song hit the next instrumental part, the two had immersed themselves quite heavily into the Elton John song.

"Will you two shut up!" Marti hollered in protest from Casey's door. Both of them very much embarrassed, turned a bright shade of red as Casey turned down the volume on her stereo.

"Sorry Smarti." Derek said ruffling her hair and sending her on her way. "I can't say that that was too enjoyable, but I feel better inside knowing I taught little Miss Keener a lesson on lyrics." Derek said grinning devilishly and sending a wink Casey's way. Casey rolled her eyes as she rocked back and forth in her bed still hearing the song slightly.

After more awkward silence, Derek pointed to the hallway and let himself out as Casey turned the music up a bit. A little sad that their moment was ruined, Casey lay on her bed running the correct lyrics over and over in her head before the piano solo finished.

"Oh Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet, oh but they're so spaced out." Casey sang, running the words back through her mind to make sure she had said the right thing.

Just as she was about to belt out the main line a lower voice from the hallway shouted, "Buh buh buh Bennie and The Jets!"

Thanks for reading, If you didn't catch on, the song was Bennie and the Jets, by Elton John.