The Extra Curricular Activity Social Study Lesson
They
Play
A game
Tradition all the same
School rivals are
Attention needed headlining scholastic stars
We both know our future vehicle assigned spots
Transportation’s unique plot
Mine by the theater door
Yours
Is where the players leave
Everybody does believe
Bonfires burn bright
Such the peppy rally sight
You cheer
I hear
Preparing for my new romantic lead role
Rescuing you from the brisk emotional cold
But my fright to go out on stage
Due to maturity and age
Keeps me in my fantasy isolated cage
Morning comes soon
Band plays enthusiastic supportive tune
You cheer
I hear
Until the fake pistol sounds
And we all return to equal classroom academic ground
Yet something holds me back
Manipulating my social strategic interact
Tact
I go home alone
Not even a number to phone
Following the turkey getting mauled
Time to watch, more football
Texas girls swing and dance
Putting me in a tryptophan holiday trance
When I glanced
Uplifting older ladies pranced
Happy I was
Made me stimulated and buzzed
Feeling good
I went where I should
Strutted through my theatrical wing
Ready to sing
Orchestra makes me a King
Rehearsing our children’s Christmas show
Contemplating what does the quarter back know
Besides the number to dial
On file
To stuff his stocking
With a tight end who can do the blocking
When she comes knocking
Accepting an excuse rendered
It is no longer fall, instead wintry December
So, my dear
Come over with your cheer
Decorate my tree
And you will see
We both can park in the same lot
Keeping our engines, running hot
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