Once upon a time...I wrote a 45 page musical about my high school. And I used real stories. And real songs.
I wanted to share the LYRICS from my musical. Written in the past with editing from now. In some places. Also some lines were not there on this blog, but now they are. YEP.
Here at Stansbury High
There is a place
Not far at all
In the middle of nowhere
Ain’t even got a mall
Ya walk through the halls
And hear little ditties like:
(speaking) Hey, how’s it goin?
Oh my word, you look so pretty
So get out your books
It’s time to Caress
The nine-letter-word-that-begins-with-an- “S”
Here at Stansbury High
The people are great(spoken sarcastically)
Move fast to your class
Get Locked out if You're Late
Get Locked out if You're Late
Yeah at Stansbury High
You’ll eat burgers galore
If you wait in a line
For an hour--or more
And so to you we pledge
Our colors to be true
Blue, Black, Silver, and White
As stallions, we DO
Here at Stansbury High, Stansbury High, Stansbury High, Stansbury High, Stansbury High, Stansbury High, Stansbury…..
Hunting Season
Boy Solo:
Hey Brother,
Let me tell ya
A little Something
You might not know
Girl Solo:
Hello Sister
I’m gonna give you
A little answer
To help you grow
Everyone:
Did you see that sign right there?
Better get ready
(spoken) Boy, cut your hair!
Cause it’s time
(It’s time)
For the hunting season
Uh-huh(boys)
Going Hunting today
u-huh(girls)
Hunting season
(girls gets asked with a text message) Boy you betta think of a better way
Boys:
Biceps and triceps
That’s all they care about
But if you ain’t got none
It ain’t no time to pout
Just be a real man
And open the door
When a girl walks by
It's you she'll adore
And open the door
When a girl walks by
It's you she'll adore
Hunting season
(u-huh)
Going hunting today
(u-huh)
Hunting season
(u-huh)
Boy you betta think of a better way
Girls: Cute hair and silly flirts
Ya betta bump it up
Cause if you don’t get a date
Then, girl you’re out of luck
But I’ll tell you a secret
That the boys don’t know
The girl’s really hunter
The man’s really doe
Hunting Season
(u-huh)
Going hunting tonight
(u-huh)
Hunting Season
(u-huh)
(yelled by girl) Boy, you better think of a better way!
New Kid: ummm, why are all those cute wholesome girls staring at me?
Friend: Not me. You.
New Kid: Because I’m the new kid and it’s homecoming--I can’t have people staring at me. I really can’t.
Friend: Well, that sounded strangely familiar.
Desperate Boy:
Flowers and Candy
That’s all I can think of
But I need something betta
To steal a girl with
Luuvvv
More Desperate Boy:
All I have to do
Is find a girl to ask
So, why does it seem
Like such a difficult task?
Hunting season
u-huh
Going hunting alright
Uh-huh
Hunting season
Uh-huh
Girl(screamed): I don’t think so.
Desperate Girl: No one has asked me yet
I think I’m gonna cry
Cause if I don’t get a date
I surely will die
Helpful Girl: Don’t worry Honey
You see that boy right there
When he walks by,
It’s him you’ll snare
Hunting season
u-huh
Going crazy tonight
u-huh
Hunting Season
u-huh
Girl: Boy, You’re really lucky cause it’s yes I'll say
Girls: Boy, you’re really lucky cause it’s yes she say
Boys: Boy, we’re really lucky cause it’s yes she say
Hunting Season
Yeah……..
Run, Run, Run
We warm up by
Running a mile
Then we run
Seven more
We cool down by running two miles
Then we work out our core
You may think that your
Sport is hard
And it probably is
But you don’t have
A Freakin clue
Bout what hard really is
Cause we run, and we run, and we run all day
And we run, and we run some more
Then, we run, and we run,
And we run the next day
Then we work out our core
When your sport does something bad
You’ll have to run a lot
But when our sport does something good
Running’s all we really got
Cause we run, and we run,
and we run, run, run
We love to run, run, run
Someday, we just might have the guts
To run a marathon
Yeah, ruhuhuhuuuhunn
Burning calories is so much fun
Ruhuhuhuhuhuhhuhunnn
Cause our workout is never done
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Jog, jog, jog, jog, jog, jog, jog
Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk…
A Little Bit Crazy Every Day
Who wants to be a fish in the ocean
Who wants to be a sand in the storm
Who wants to be a straw in a haystack
Following every little normal norm
Not me--or me--or me
Some people may say we’re crazy
Some people may say we’re strange
But I say that we’re neither
Just simply deranged
Cause here in the drama department
Things can be bizarre
But here in the drama department
We’re gonna be stars
Cause we’re a little bit
Oh, just the slightest bit
Well, just a teensy bit
Crazy everyday
We get thrills out of reading Shakespeare
We get kicks out of learning tap
We work hard to get roles in Peetown
We might have to fake slaps
But if you ever ask the question why
It makes no sense that they would all comply
To standing in front of thousands of men and women
To singing songs and quoting lines
And acting like other humans
But you see
The answer should be clear and true
We aren’t the same as people
Just like you--
Cause we’re a little bit
Oh, just the slightest bit
And just a teensy bit
Crazy everyday
We enjoy life when we are nervous
We are pleased when it’s make-believe
We want to be the center spotlight
And so can’t you see--
We’re just a little bit
Oh, just the slightest bit
Okay, a lot a bit
Crazy every day
Just a little Bit
Oh yeah a teensy bit
A whole ton a bit
Crazy every day
Crazy crazy crazy every day
Star Crossed Lovers
(Lights should be low throughout the entire scene except a spotlight on the couple singing Star Crossed Lovers. The song should not be taken seriously--although the duet can be sung in earnest, it should be obvious to the audience that the scene is supposed to be comedic. Everything in the scene should be strongly exaggerated, and the dancing--though it is ballet-- should appear silly and goofy.)
Boy Lover: I love you darling.
Girl Lover: I love you too.
Our hearts are twined in love
And always will be true
They say we are too young
To know what love means
They say sixteen is not the age
For heart-felt teams
But we are star-crossed lovers
Stronger than the sun
More Beautiful than mountains
Dearer than some fun
Star-crossed lovers
We may send a million texts an hour
We may not talk to anyone--but us
Still with a love that’s infinite in so
Much power
Who needs someone else to trust?
Cause we are star-crossed lovers
Cuter than Cind-ella
More potent than our mom’s
Dearer than with Bella
Star-crossed lovers
And someday, we’ll get married
And have a kid--or ten
And be in love forever
But till we wait for then
We’ll be star-crossed lovers
Stronger than the sun
More beautiful than mountains
Dearer than some fun
Star-crossed lovers
True, we have some days when it’s just fight and fight
And we have those days
Where it’s bite and bite
But in the end,
We will always say
We are star-crossed lovers
Stronger than the sun
More beautiful than mountains
Dearer than some fun
Star-crossed lovers
Star- Crossed lovers
Lover boy :ummmmmmm…..well you see. I have something to tell you. I’m kinda bored with our relationship, so I ‘m dumping you.
(Lights dim)
A little Good in the World After All
I never thought
I’d want to be
The new kid
I never thought
That I would ever
Say
But now I see
The way
My life
Is changing
Cause today is a brand new day
I always thought
The world was
Dark and evil
I always saw
The bad
In everything
But now my heart
Is filled with love
And kindness
And something else I can’t explain
I guess
There’s a little
Good in the world
After all
I guess
There’s a little
Hope for the weak and the small
There is light in every shadow
There is hope in every pain
If we all stand united
There is good we can obtain--
After all
Today, I’m proud to stand and be
The new kid
Today, I'm proud
That I can truly say
I’ve found my point in living
I’ve found my place in life
Cause today is a brand new day
I guess
There’s a little
Good in the world
After all
I guess
There’s a little
Hope for the weak
And the small
There is light in every shadow
There is hope in every pain
When we all stand united
There is love we can obtain
After all
Cause there’s a little good in the world after all
I Am A Stallion
I am a stallion
Valiant and Brave
I am a stallion
Not a cowboy or a knave
We all are stallions
You are one too
So, as a stallion
I’ll tell you what to do
You my friend
Will graduate
And will not be back again
But just remember one thang
You once were a Stallion
We all are Stallions
Valiant and Brave
We all are stallions
Cause Buffaloes are grave
So, let’s all be stallions
Valiant and brave
You are a stallion
Come on and do the wave
(Principal comes in with hard rock solo--everyone starts cheering)
Stallions everybody
Stallions are rad
Stallions everybody
This song is bad
Stallions everybody
Let’s all be friends
Stallions Everybody
Cause this is the end
(everyone exits except for narrator)
Narrator: Yes. This is the end of the musical, and for some of us the end of Stansbury High. Freshman still have three years though, haha--suckers. But the legacy of Stansbury High will always go on-- because Stansbury High is a place where we learned. We learned how to stand up for ourselves, we learned how to make friends, we learned how to be ourselves, and we learned what it means to be a Stallion. A Stallion is a drama kid.
Athlete: A stallion is an athlete.
Band Geek: A stallion is a musician.
Artist: A stallion is an artist.
Yearbooker: A stallion is a year-booker.
Dancer: A stallion is a dancer,
Together: A stallion is us.
Narrator: Oh, and you remember that new kid from Jersey? Well, he loved Stansbury High so much that he wanted to do something great, something stupendous to promulgate…didn’t know I knew such big words, huh?…his love for Stansbury High. So, he decided to write a musical about it. A musical that you just watched--
(Here at Stansbury High is sung with a whole different attitude. Kids are smiling, and crying, and sincere about the things that they sing.)
Here at Stansbury High (reprise)
Here at Stansbury High
The people are great
Move fast to your class
Get locked out if you’re late
Yeah, at Stansbury High
You’ll meet people galore
And you’ll be shocked to find
Only some are a bore
And so to you we pledge
Our Colors Through and Through
Blue, Black, Silver, And White
As stallions we’re true
( everyone links shoulders and rocks back and forth)
Here at Stansbury High, Stansbury High, Stansbury High, Stansbury High, Stansbury High, Stansbury High, Stansbury
High, Stansbury ……..
Everyone: Hail Stallions!
