Spinelli, now 25 years old, stood in the crowd as she waited for her friends' band to go on. High school had made for new beginnings of new talents and the friends had decided to collaborate. They had all been surprised when Spinelli wouldn't join the band, but she still attended every performance to support her friends. When the stage lights came on, everyone had been in their usual spot: TJ on guitar, Gus on bass, Vince on drums and Gretchen at the lead mic. Tonight when they reached the final song, Spinelli was in for a bit of a surprise when TJ stepped up to the lead mic, and Gretchen stepped back to TJ's backup mic. "Tonight, we're mixing it up a bit for a special occasion. Give it up for our lead singer Gretchen Grundler, she did great tonight. This next song goes out to a very special someone here tonight, who really needs to hear what I've got to say." Mikey played the pickup measure before TJ started the guitar riff. At first, Spinelli wasn't realizing that he was talking about her, just that he was talking about a girl.
So she said "What's the problem, Baby?"
What's the problem I don't know
Well maybe I'm in love (love), think about it every time
I think about it can't stop thinkin' bout it
How much longer will it take to cure this?
Just to cure it 'cause I can't ignore it if it's love (love)
Makes me wanna turn around face me
But I don't know nothing bout love
Come on, come on
Turn a little faster
Come on, come on
The world will follow after
Come on, come on
Because everybody's after love
So I said, "I'm a snowball running"
Running down into the spring
That's coming all over this love melting under
Blue skies belting out sunlight, shimmering love
Well baby I surrender to the strawberry ice-cream
Never ever end of all this love
Well I didn't mean to do it
But there's no escaping your love
Now she was beginning to catch on. Spinelli sometimes wore strawberry perfume when she knew she would see TJ which was a lot. She began moving towards the front of the stage, where TJ was.
These lines of lightning
Mean we're never alone
Never alone, no, no
Come on, Come on
Move a little closer
Spinelli had reached the front of the crowd and TJ had given her a "Come here" nod. She climbed up onto the stage.
Come on, Come on
I wanna hear you whisper
Come on, Come on
Settle down inside my love
Come on, Come on
Jump a little higher
Come on, Come on
If you feel a little lighter
Come on, Come on
We were once upon a time in love
TJ signaled for the others to just keep playing through the changes, and turned to Spinelli. "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the special someone I was talking about. Now if she can answer a really important question for me." He took the mic from the stand and knelt before her. "Ashley Funicello Spinelli, would you marry me?"
She looked down at TJ, out across the crowd and back at him, taking the mic. "Theodore Jasper Detweiler, I must say yes," she laughed placing the mic back on the stand and the crowd cheered approval.
We're accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally
I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love, I'm in love
Accidentally
I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love, I'm in love
Accidentally
Come on, Come on
Spin a little tighter
Come on, Come on
And the world's a little brighter
Come on, Come on
Just get yourself inside her
Love, I'm in love
TJ leaned down and placed a kiss on Spinelli's lips as the last chord rang and the crowd cheered louder.
