"…Chap Sticks…"


Whoa-o...I've been banging my head against the wall.
Whoa-o...for so long it seems I knocked it down, yeah it got knocked down.
Whoa-o...and the heating bill went through the roof.
Whoa-o...and the wall I knocked down was the proof.

That my landlord needed to kick me out.

Jesse shifted her weight from one foot to the other uncomfortably.

I got evicted now I'm living on the street.
My spirits lifted...oh wait, that wasn't me.

Slowly she began to walk down the hall to her bedroom.

Too many turns have turned out to be wrong.
This time I learned that, I knew it all along.

The sound of music drifted in the air and she still held the full wine glass as she walked down the hallway.

When car crashes occur.
Then Ill be what you were.
When I see what I should.
When I see that its good (that its good)

She came to what she recognized as the room she had been staying in earlier that day. Gently, she knocked on the door knowing that she wouldn't get an answer.

To experience the bittersweet.
To taste defeat.
Then brush my teeth.
Experience the bittersweet.
To taste defeat.
Then brush my teeth.

Taking a deep breath, she opened the door and walked through closing it behind her.


Cause I struggle with forward motion.
I struggle with forward motion.
We all struggle with forward motion.
Cause forward motion is harder than it sounds.
Well every time I gain some ground.
I gotta turn myself around again.
It's harder than it sounds.
Well every time I gain some ground.
I gotta turn myself around again.

Glancing at the clock she realized that it was only eleven thirty, and she decided it would be a good idea to change and probably shower before it was time to catch up with Rodney.

Whoa-o...I've been banging my head against the wall.
Whoa-o...for so long it seems I got knocked out. Yeah, got knocked out cold.
Whoa-o...and the medical bills went through the roof.
Whoa-o...and the scar on my head is the proof.
That Ill still remember this when I get old.

Turning on the hot water she began to brush her hair and search for shampoo. She really wanted just sink into a hot bath and fall asleep, but she knew it wouldn't be in her best interest if she was in the bath tub when they camebursting through the door.


I got evicted now I'm living on the street.
My spirits lifted...oh wait, that wasn't me.
Too many turns have turned out to be wrong.
This time I learned that, I knew it all along.

It didn't take long for her to get in and out of the shower. As she stood in front of mirror running a hand through her wet hair, she couldn't help but think of what Rodney had said. What did the council have against her? was her father really that much of a trouble maker?

When I grasp the concept.
Then Ill sleep where you slept.
When I know I need help.
When I allow myself (allow myself)

She wiggled into a pair of tight jeans and pulled a white T-shirt over her head. Bending down, she picked up her wrist watch off of the ground and looked at it. Twelve 0'one, she would be seeing someone coming for her within the next few moments. Just as she began to wonder how they were going to meet her there was a knock on the door.

To experience the bittersweet.
To taste defeat.
Then brush your teeth.
Experience the bittersweet.
To taste defeat.
Then brush your teeth.

"Who is it?" she called without turning to the door.

"Take a wild guess, kid."

Cause I struggle with forward motion.
I struggle with forward motion.
We all struggle with forward motion.

The voice made her jump and she turned to the door, "Are ya decent?"

Cause forward motion is harder than it sounds.
Well every time I gain some ground.
I gotta turn myself around again.
It's harder than it sounds.
Well every time I gain some ground.
I gotta turn myself around again.

"Why should I let you in?"


Cause I struggle with forward motion.
Cause I struggle with forward motion.
We all struggle with forward motion.

She heard him let out a loud sigh and she knew that he was trying his hardest not to break down the door. "Did you listen to anything that Rodney said?"

(Cause forward motion is harder than it sounds.
Well every time I gain some ground
I gotta turn myself around again.
Cause forward motion is harder than it sounds
well every time I gain some ground.
I gotta turn myself around again.)

"Yes, I did. Why didn't you send him instead of you coming? I don't like you!" she shouted at the door.


Cause I struggle with forward motion.
Cause I struggle with forward motion.
We all struggle with forward motion.

"Jessica, I know you don't trust me, or like me for that matter, but right now you need to listen to me. After this is over, if you still want me to, I'll disappear. I'll check in with Lisa ever now and then, butother then that you won't have to deal with me any more. Please, Jessica, just open this door." He was begging now and Jesse couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt shoot through her. She opened the door and fell into her fathers arms sobbing.


Cause I struggle with forward motion.
Cause I struggle with forward motion.
We all struggle with forward motion.

"Jesse, it's okay," he said stroking her hair. His shirt was wet with tears, but he didn't mind as he held his daughter in his arms. She jerked herself from his grasp and began pounding her fists into his chest. Her attempts didn't hurt him in her weakened state, he stood there, letting her release all the anger she had boiled up over the past years. For the moment they weren't in a hurry. For the moment.

She collapsed once again into his arms and he picked her up as if she was a six year old being brought out of a car asleep. Gently, he set her on the large bed and lightly tried to shake her out of it.

"Jesse, I can't tell you how sorry I am for what I did, but I can tell you it won't happen again." He said brushing her hair out of her face.

"Jackson?" her voice emerged quietly and it barely reached his ears.

"The one and only, Kiddo."

"I wanna go home."


"Jackson, do you have her yet?" Rodney whispered harshly into his earpiece.

"Yeah, meet me and Jason on the front lawn, I've prepared for a pick up," Jackson's voice came in loud and clear as Rodney turned the corner. When he did so, he found himself starring into the face of Jackson's dang boss.

"Jackie, we may have a problem here…"


The sing for this one was 'Forward Motion' by Reliant K, please review.