The tour was coming to an end, and they could all feel it, they were all ready for the end. Six months together was a lot longer than any of them thought it was. It wasn't only putting a strain on their friendships, but a strain on all their relationships.
Jude looked out the window of her hotel room. She could see Wally and Kyle walking towards the beach. The nice thing they had found in Brazil was the beach, it was always warm and sunny. She grabbed her sunglasses and floppy hat as she head towards the living room that connected all their rooms. She was surprised to see Speid sitting alone with his guitar.
"Hey." She said slowly approaching him. She wanted to be able to read his mood before asking him what he was doing. Things between the two had been tense for a few weeks, and they knew it was because they had been together for far too long.
"Hey dude." He nodded his head at her.
"You okay?' she knew as soon as he called her dude, they were fine.
"Yeah, will you listen to something?" he asked, looking up at her.
"Of course." She smiled sitting down on the arm of his chair, reading the words he had scribbled out in front of him. But before he could start she had to stop him. "Speid, you and Karma?" she asked worried for a second that she had missed something.
He looked up at her and laughed. "No, everything is good on the married front." He looked back down at the paper. "I don't know where this came from. I just wanted to write something for you guys,"
"Let me hear it." She smiled at him.
Don't worry about me, I'm gonna make it alright You see it's our style to keep it true If I fall back down, you're gonna help me back up again It takes disaster to learn a lesson Well the worst of times, now, they don't phase me I'm very lucky to have my crew If I fall back down, you're gonna help me back up again
Got my enemies crossed out in my sight
I take a bad situation gonna make it right
In the shadows of darkness I stand in the light
I've had a bad year, a lot to go through
I've been knocked out, beat down, black and blue
She's not the one coming back for you
She's not the one coming back for you
If I fall back down, you're gonna be my friend
[x2]
You're gonna make it through the darkest night
Some people betray one and cause treason
We're gonna make everything alright
Even if I look and act really crazy
I went way down, she betrayed me
Now my vision is no longer hazy
They stood by me when she flew
I've been knocked out, beat down, black and blue
She's not the one coming back for you
She's not the one coming back for you
If I fall back down, you're gonna be my friend
[x4]*
Jude couldn't help but smile at her friend. It was the perfect song for him, the perfect song to describe their friendship. She would always be there to help him up, they would all always be there for each other, that was surely something they had learned over the tour.
"It's good." She nodded.
"Yeah?" he asked.
"Yeah." She ruffled his hair. "Will you sing it?"
"Dude, I just did." He laughed.
"No, I mean at our last concert. I think it's the perfect song to warp everything up." She knew it would mean a lot to him, and it would mean even more to them as friends to have him sing it. "I think it should be the last song we do on the tour."
"You for real?" she could see the excitement in his eyes, the boyish features shining through. "The last show, the real last show?"
"Yeah, no one would love it more than the hometown fans." Jude said standing up. "But right now, there are some sandy beaches screaming out our names!" she laughed pulling his arm.
*Rancid Fall Back Down
