-Chapter-44-Regionals part 2-

-Shelby pov-(Lyrics from genius)

[THE CARDINALS]

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah

[SANTANA with THE CARDINALS harmonizing]

You know the bed feels warmer

Sleepin' here alone (Sleepin' here alone)

You know I dream in color

And do the things I want

[BRITTANY]

You think you got the best of me

Think you've had the last laugh

Bet you think that everything good is gone

Think you left me broken down

Think that I'd come running back

Baby, you don't know me, 'cause you're dead wrong

[RACHEL with THE CARDINALS]

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

What doesn't kill you makes a fighter

Footsteps even lighter

Doesn't mean I'm over cause you're gone

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger

Just me, myself and I

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

[SANTANA with RACHEL]

You heard that I was starting over with

Someone new

They told you I was moving on

Over you

[BRITTANY with THE CARDINALS]

You didn't think that I'd come back

I'd come back swinging

[BRITTANY]

You try to break me, but you see

[RACHEL with THE CARDINALS (THE CARDINALS)]

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

(Stand a little taller)

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

(What doesn't kill you makes a) fighter

Footsteps even lighter

Doesn't mean I'm over cause you're gone

(What doesn't kill you makes you) stronger, stronger

Just me, myself and I

(What doesn't kill you) makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone!

[SANTANA]

Thanks to you I've got a new thing started!

[RACHEL]

Thanks to you I'm not the broken-hearted!

[SANTANA]

Thanks to you I'm finally thinking about me!

[RACHEL & SANTANA]

You know in the end

The day you left was just my beginning

[SANTANA]

In the end

[SANTANA (and RACHEL) with THE CARDINALS, {RACHEL}]

(What doesn't kill you makes you) stronger {Stronger!}

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

What doesn't kill you makes a (fighter)

(Footsteps even lighter)

(Doesn't mean I'm over cause you're gone)

What doesn't kill you makes you (stronger, stronger!)

Just me, myself and I {Yeah!}

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little (Taller!)

[SANTANA with THE CARDINALS (RACHEL), {BRITTANY}]

Doesn't mean I'm lonely (Brittany: What doesn't kill you) when I'm alone (No, not alone)

Stronger, stronger (Yeah)

Just me, my {What doesn't kill you} self and I (Yeah!)

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger (Stronger!)

Stand a little taller (Stronger!)

Doesn't mean I'm lonely {What doesn't kill you} when I'm alone (Not alone)

[THE CARDINALS]

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah

EVERYONE LOVES WHAT THEY ARE DOING! I can not believe I doubted them. I should have trusted them more. I mean they have absolutely kicked ass with this setlist!

We will be able to make Nationals no problem!

(Lyrics from genius)

[RACHEL]

We could just go home right now

Or maybe we could stick around

For just one more drink, oh yeah

Get another bottle out

Let's shoot the breeze

Sit back down

For just one more drink, oh yeah

Here's to us

Here's to love

All the times

That we messed up

Here's to you

Fill the glass

Cause the last few days

Have gone too fast

So lets give 'em hell

Wish everybody well

Here's to us

Here's to us

We stuck it out this far together

Put our dreams through the shredder

Let's toast cause things got better

And everything could change like that

And all these years go by so fast

But nothing lasts forever

[RACHEL with THE CARDINALS]

Here's to us

Here's to love

All the times

That we messed up

Here's to you

Fill the glass

[RACHEL]

'Cause the last few nights

Have gone too fast

[RACHEL with THE CARDINALS]

If they give you hell

Tell em to forget themselves

Here's to us

Here's to us

[RACHEL with THE CARDINALS harmonizing]

Here's to all that we kissed

And to all that we missed

To the biggest mistakes

That we just wouldn't trade

[RACHEL with THE CARDINALS]

To us breaking up

Without us breaking down

To whatever's comin' our way

[RACHEL]

Here's to us

Here's to us!

[THE CARDINALS]

Here's to us

Here's to love

All the times

That we messed up

[RACHEL with THE CARDINALS]

Here's to you

Fill the glass

[RACHEL]

'Cause the last few days

Have gone too fast

[RACHEL with THE CARDINALS]

So let's give em hell

Wish everybody well

[RACHEL]

Well!

[THE CARDINALS]

Here's to us

Here's to love

[RACHEL with THE CARDINALS]

All the times

That we messed up

Here's to you

Fill the glass

Cause the last few nights

Have gone too fast

If they give you hell

Tell em forget themselves

[RACHEL]

Here's to us

[THE CARDINALS]

Here's to us

[RACHEL]

Oh here's to us

[THE CARDINALS]

Here's to us

[RACHEL with THE CARDINALS, & (THE CARDINALS)]

Here's to us

Here's to love

(Here's to us)

[RACHEL]

Wish everybody well

[RACHEL with THE CARDINALS]

Here's to us

Here's to love

Here's to us

[RACHEL]

Here's to us

The whole audience is on their feet and applauding them. They did absolutely amazing up there! Both them and the warblers have nothing to be ashamed of. Win or lose I am proud of both teams!

Next time I will be ready though. I should have been ready for them. I should have been ready for the competition and I failed as their teacher with that. Next time I will be ready for sure.

Next time...next time we will not have Rachel, Quinn, Santana, or Brittany apart of the team. I keep a smile on as the kids come to us to cheer. But inside I am dying a little. I am going to lose teaching my baby girl.

What am I going to do?