It was Sunday and the school was setting up for the concert. Arnold and Helga were getting ready for practice. "Ok you guys I just want you to sings 2 songs. Not from your list because we want to be surprised. We just want you to sing to test out the microphone and speakers to see how we need to ajust it since your guys' voices are different." Mr. Simmons smiled and looked over at the two teens. "Helga how about you go first." Helga nodded and walked onto the stage. She told the instrumentalists what to play and prepared to sing.
"I'm so glad you made time to see me. How's life, tell me how's your family? I haven't seen them in a while." Arnold's attention went to 100% when he noticed what Helga was singing. "You've been good, busier than ever. We small talk, work and the weather. Your guard is up and I know why. Cause the last time you saw me still burns in the back of your mind. You gave me roses and I left them there to die. So this is me swallowing my pride standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night, and I go back to December all the time. Turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you, wishing that I realized what I had when you were mine. I'd go back to December, turn around and make it all right. I go back to December all the time. These days I haven't been sleeping, staying up playing back myself leaving. When your birthday passed and I didn't call. And I think about summer, all the beautiful times, I watched you laughing from the passenger side. Realized Ithat I loved you in the fall. Then the cold came, the dark days when fear crept into my mind. You gave me all your love and all I gave you was goodbye. So this is me swallowing my pride, standing I front of you saying I'm sorry for that night. And I go back to Dencember all the time. Turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you, wishing that I realized what I had when you were mine. I'd go back to Decemeber turn around and change my own mind. I go back to December all the time. I miss your tan skin, your sweet smile, so good to me so right, and how you held me in your arms that September night, the first time you ever saw me cry. Maybr this is wishful thinking, probably mindless dreaming if we loved again I swear I'd love you right. I'd go back in time and change it but I can't so if the chain is on your door, I understand. But this is me swallowing my pride standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night, and I go back to December. Turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you, wishing that I realized what I had when you were mine. And I'd go back to December turn around and make it alright. I'd go back to December turn around and change my own mind. I go back to December all the time. All the time." The song ended and you could tell Helga wanted to cry but was holding back. "That was great Helga! Arnold will you come up please. We'll have Helga back up when Arnolds done." Arnold walked up and grabbed the microphone.
"Happiness is just outside my window. I thiught it'd crash, blowing 80 miles an hour. But hapiness is a little more like knocking on your door, you just let it in. Happiness feels a lot like sorrow. Let it be, you can't make it come or go. But you are gone. Not for good, but for now. And gone for now feels a lot like gone for good. Happiness is a firecracker sittin' on my headboard. Happiness is never mine to hold. Well careful child, light the fuse and get away 'cause happiness throws a shower of sparks. Yeah. Happiness dang neat destoys you. Breaks your faith into pieces on the floor. So you tell yourself that's enough for now. Happiness has a violent roar. Happiness is like the old man told me. Look for it and you'll never find it all. But let it go, live your life and leave ut. Then one day you'll wake up and she'll be home. Home. She'll be… She'll be… She'll be home. She'll be home. She'll be home. She'll be home. She… will… be… home. Yeah. She… will… be… home. Yeah. She'll be home. She'll be home. She'll be…" Arnold set the microphone on the stand, took a deep breath and walked off the stage. Before Helga walked up the had to mess with the speakers to get them to read their voices. When they were done Helga walked on and prepared for the song.
"I see your face in my mind as I drive away. 'Cause none of us thought it was gunna end that way. People are people and sometimes we change our minds, but it's killing me to see you go after all this time. Mmm mmm mmm mmm. Mmm mmm mmm mmm. Music starts playin' like the end of a sad movie, it's the kind of endin' you don't really wanna see. 'Cause it's tragedy and it'll only bring you down. Now I don't know what to be without you around. And we know it's never simple never easy, never a clean break, no one here to save me. You're the only thing I know like the back of my hand. And I can't breathe without you but I have to, breathe without you but I have to. Never wanted, never wanna see you hurt. Every little bump in the road I tried to swerve. But people are people and sometimes it doesn't work out. Nothing we say is gunna save us from the fall out. And we know it's never simple never easy, never a clean break, no one here to save me. You're the only thing I know like the back of my hand. And I can't breathe without you but I have to, breathe without you but I have to. It's 2 AM, feelin' like I just lost a friend. Hope you know it's not easy, easy for me. It's 2 AM feelin' like I just lost a friend. Hope you know this ain't easy, easy for me. And we know it's never simple never easy, never a clean break, no one here to save . And I can't breathe without you but I have to, breathe without you but I have to, breathe without you but I have to. Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry." Helga put down the mic, and turned her attention to Mr. Simmons. "Ok well we have everything set up just fine. You don't need to sing another one Arnold. I suggest you two run along home and get ready for the concert." After he said that, they obeyed and went home.