Chapter Nine
Don't tell me not to live, just sit and putter…
Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter…
Don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade…
Don't tell me not to fly, I simply got to… If someone takes a spill, it's me and not you
Who told you you're allowed to rain on my parade?"
I'll march my band out, I'll beat my drum
And if I'm fanned out, your turn at bat, sir
At least I didn't fake it, hat, sir
I guess I didn't make it
But whether I'm the rose of sheer perfection
A freckle on the nose of life's complexion
The Cinderella or the shiny apple of its eye
I gotta fly once, I gotta try once,
Only can die once, right, sir?
Ooh, life is juicy, juicy and you see,
I gotta have my bite, sir.
Get ready for me love, 'cause I'm a "comer"
I simply gotta march, my heart's a drummer
Don't bring around the cloud to rain on my parade!
I'm gonna live and live NOW!
Get what I want, I know how!
One roll for the whole shebang!
One throw that bell will go clang,
Eye on the target and wham,
One shot, one gun shot and bam!
Hey, Mr. Arnstein, here I am ...
I'll march my band out, I will beat my drum,
And if I'm fanned out, your turn at bat, sir,
At least I didn't fake it, hat, sir,
I guess I didn't make it
Get ready for me love, 'cause I'm a "comer"
I simply gotta march, my heart's a drummer
Nobody, no, nobody, is gonna rain on my parade!"
The crowd all stood at once and cheered loudly, I was overwhelmed, they were giving me a standing ovation, I could see Darcy sat on my dad's shoulders clapping with a huge grin on her face, and I'm sure my grin matched hers. I walked off the stage and into the arms of Noah. "Oh my god," I said. "That was amazing,"
"Yeah it was," he said. "I want you so much right now,"
"Me too," I said. "But we'll have to wait for a while, damn it,"
Our performance was the second from last and the final one's being Vocal Adrenaline, they looked, to quote the film Honey, too choreographed, almost too good. You tell our group even though we had our differences we cared about one another but these guys looked like they just cared about winning, and as much as I wanted to be a star, I knew I didn't want to end up like that. The judges left their places after their performance and now all we could do was wait. And god even though it was only half an hour, it felt like a lifetime. "Would all of the groups please make their way to the stage, it's time to announce the winner," a voice announced over a speaker. This was it.
I gripped onto Noah's hand and held on as tightly as I could. We all stood there each having a grip on another one's hand. Fifth, fourth places were announced, "In third place we have Vocal Adrenaline," said the judge. I was momentarily stunned, but until our group was announced I wouldn't relax. "Ladies & Gentlemen it gives me great pleasure to announce that our winners are…,"