Ok so a new "twist" this is going to be about Randy Orton but the song is about his dad watching him grow up and everything. The song is Anything Like Me by Brad Paisley...I don't own anything! And I doubt Randy acted anything like this when he was younger but it's just for the story.
I remember sayin' I don't care either way
Just as long as he or she is healthy, I'm okay
And then the doctor pointed to the corner of the screen
And said, "You see that thing right there? Well, you know what the means"
I started wondering who he was going to be
And I thought heaven help us if he's anything like me
"So, what do you want Bob?" my wife Elaine asked me sitting in the doctor's office waiting to see what the sex of the baby was.
"To be honest, I don't care. As long as it's healthy then I'm ok with that." I smiled down at her. This was one of the few days I had off so I was able to go with her and see. There was a knock on the door and the doctor walked in.
"Alright Elaine, any problems so far?" he asked sitting down next to her turning the monitor on.
"Nope, just lots of kicking." She smiled at me then to the doctor.
"Alright that's good. So you ready to see the baby?" we both just nodded. "Alright then." He smiled at Elaine as he put the jell on her stomach and started moving the stick around. "Ok, this right here is the head, and right here is the baby's hand…you see that thing right there?" he asked looking at us both and we just nodded, "well you know what that means…it's a boy. Congratulations. I'm going to go print some pictures off and you can get yourself cleaned up." He smiled at us again and walked out of the room.
He'll probably climb a tree too tall and ride his bike to fast
End up every summer wearin' something in a cast
He's gonna throw a ball and break some glass
In a window down the street
"Dad Ted and I are going to play outside for a little bit!" Randy yelled walking outside with his best friend Ted DiBiase Jr.
"Alright just be careful you two!" I yelled back. About a half an hour later Ted came running in the house.
"Mr. Orton! Randy's stuck!" he yelled waving his hands all over.
"What do you mean he's stuck boy?" I asked getting up out of my recliner and following him outside. He pointed to a tree and I looked up to see Randy sitting on a branch all the way at the top.
"DAD! HELP!" he yelled. Causing me to get the ladder out of the garage helping him get down.
XxXxX
I walked into the house after getting home from a show a few states over to see Elaine sitting at the kitchen table with a stack of papers. I sat my bags down and walked over to her. "What's all this?" I asked.
"Hospital bills." She sighed.
"What happened? Is everything ok?" I asked worried.
She just chuckled. "Randal, get in here!" she yelled. A few seconds later he came around the corner with his arm in a blue cast.
"Wasn't it just last year you broke your leg?" I asked.
"Yes sir…"
XxXxX
I was outside cleaning to pool waiting for Ted and Randy to come home when I heard someone yell "RUN!" A few moments later I see Randy running into the yard with Ted right on his heels caring a baseball bat.
"What did you two do?" I asked.
"Well you see dad Ted and I were playing baseball up the street with the other kids when Ted threw the ball and I guess I hit it to hard and it broke a window. So I yelled run and ran away…" he said with his head hung low knowing it was the wrong thing to do. If anything I taught Randy as well as Ted the right things and the wrong things.
He's gonna get in trouble, oh, he's gonna get in fights
I'm gonna lose my temper and some sleep
It's safe to say that I'm gonna get my payback
If he's anything like me
"Randal…" I said slowly walking into the living room where he was sitting on the couch. "Mrs. DiBiase just called me; said Ted came home with a black eye and a busted lip."
"He had it coming." He shrugged.
"Randal! You know better than to fight someone, I thought I raised you better!" I yelled at him causing him to jump a little. If anything that was the first time I had fully yelled at him.
"Well you know what, maybe if you were home more than 2 days a month you would have a chance to raise me!" he yelled back challenging me.
"Don't you dare bring my work into this; you know I have no choice about that." Randy just rolled his eyes and got up and left, slamming the door on his way out.
XxXxX
"Bob, you ok?" Elaine asked me later that night while we were lying down in bed.
"Yeah just got into it with Randy tonight."
"Everything will be ok, he's just acting like you did when you were younger." She smiled over at me and rolled over to go to bed. I just laid there all night going over that fight we had.
I can see him right now, knees all skinned up
With a magnifying glass tryin' to melt a Tonka truck
Won't he be a sight with his football helmet on?
That'll be his first love 'till his first love comes along
He'll get his heart broke by the time he's in his teens
And heaven help him if he's anything like me
"It seems just like yesterday when he was little doesn't it Bob?" Elaine asked me. "Can't believe he's sixteen now." She sighed getting his cake out of the refrigerator.
"Neither can I." I laughed a little, "Remember when he tried melting his Tonka truck when he was about six?"
"Yes I do. That was the day Ted came over with his son. Randy didn't shut up about him for a week because he thought he had a funny voice. Who would have thought they would have became best friends." She smiled.
"Mom I'm home!" Randy yelled walking into the house.
"Happy birthday son." I nodded towards him.
"Thanks dad." He smirked at me. "Oh mom guess what…I made the football team."
"No way hunny! That's amazing!" she hugged him. "Now you make sure you tell me when all of your games are and I'll be there." She gave him a kiss on the cheek.
XxXxX
Randy was holding his football helmet in his hand talking to the coach right before he ran out to the field. Boy was that a sight…my son playing football, I was sure that would be his only true love.
After the game Elaine and I were by the fence waiting for Randy to walk off the field. Elaine nudged my arm and pointed to the track that surrounded the field. Randy was talking to a cheerleader making her laugh and everything. I saw her pull her phone out of her purse and Randy took it entering his number. He handed it back and gave her a small hug and headed towards us.
XxXxX
Randy came home and went straight to his room one day making Elaine look at me all weird. If anything we knew about Randy was that wasn't like him. "Go talk to him." She whispered to me. I nodded and got off the couch and headed upstairs to his room. I knocked and Randy yelled at me to come in. I walked in and he was just sitting on his bed with his head in his hands.
"Son, is everything ok?" I asked him sitting down on his desk chair.
"She broke up with me dad…I told her I loved her and she broke up with me." He sighed looking up at me with tears in his eyes.
"Son, I know this probably isn't what you want to hear or anything, but you're only sixteen, there's other girls out there waiting for you." I got up and patted him on his shoulder and walked out of his room.
He'll probably stay out too later and drive his car too fast
Get a speeding ticket, he'll pay for mowing grass
He's gonna get caught skippin' class
And be grounded for a week
He's gonna get into trouble, we're gonna get in fights
I'm gonna lose my temper and some sleep
It's safe to say that I'm gonna get my payback
If he's anything like me
I looked at the clock hanging on the wall that now read 1 in the morning when I heard the front door open and close. Randy was home and was trying to be quiet. He walked into the living room when he saw me and knew he was in trouble. "Curfew was at 10:00…where have you been?" I asked.
"I was hanging out with Ted, sorry I'm late but I was at his house the whole time and I guess I forgot what time it was." I nodded accepting his answer. I knew Randy would never lie to me. "Dad something happened tonight." He sat down on the couch.
"What would that be son?" I asked. He reached into his front pocket and pulled out a yellow slip of paper and handed it to me. It was a ticket for $100 dollars for going 50 over the speed limit. "Randy! Someone could have been killed with you driving like that!"
"I know dad and I'm sorry!"
"Well I'm not paying it. Looks like you'll be mowing lawns. Anything else I should know about?"
"I got caught skipping class today…"
"Randal! What has happened to you? You used to be such a good kid." I sighed. "Well, looks like you're grounded for a week. No car, no TV, no phone. I'll pick you up and drop you off at school."
"Are you serious dad, that's not fair!" he yelled.
"Life's not fair son."
"Whatever!" Randy got up and stormed upstairs. I just sat in the living room all night just thinking about what could have happened if Randy lost control of the car…
He's gonna love me
And hate me along the way
The years are gonna fly by
And I already dread the day
"He's graduating today…my baby boy is leaving." Elaine wiped a tear off her cheek.
"He'll be back." I reassured her giving her a kiss on her head.
"Mom, dad I'm heading to the school." Randy said walking down the stairs with his cap and gown in his arms. "I love you guys." He smiled and walked out the door.
He's gonna hug his mama, he's gonna shake my hand
He's gonna act like he can't wait to leave
But as he drives out he'll cry his eyes out
If he's anything like me
There's worst folks to be like, oh, he'll be alright
If he's anything like me
Randy gave Elaine a hug and a kiss on her cheek and walked over to me shaking my hand. "One more hug Randy." Elaine said as the tears poured down her cheeks.
"Mom come on. I wanna go." He laughed giving her one last hug. He pulled back and smiled. "Alright, I'll call you guys when I get there and everything ok?" he was aiming that comment to his mom who just nodded. He got into his car and backed out of the driveway and headed off to college. But even though he acted like he couldn't wait to leave, if he's anything like me which I know he is, he's probably already crying his eyes out…