Captain of the Team

It must be nice being her
It must be nice seeing four years ahead
The best four years
Of your life
It must be nice
When we're playing home games,
it's equally important that we keep up the same level of spirit
that we do at away games.
Sometimes people think that because we're on our own turf,
it means we can lose some of that enthusiasm,
and that's definitely not true
Four years ago that was me
Who pushed too hard trying to get on the team
Who spent all her time at the gym
Didn't get in
So I wear a costume, sure I'm the Tiger
But I'm a joke to all of my friends
Give me the chance to show them what I learned
I could be better than any of them
Can't you see me on the front lines
Cheering to the whole school
Everybody lives to serve me
Doesn't matter what I look like
Pictures in the yearbook
They all know they don't deserve me
I am the captain and I'm the class president
I am the face of this town
I'm not defined by years on the sidelines
Being the girl no one wants to be around
I hear them saying:
Captain of the team
Will you please come to our party
Oh my god, your hair looks great!
Where'd you get that dress
Captain of our dreams
We are really oh so sorry
We've been wrong for years
And now we see that you're the best
I know we were mean to you in 8th grade
And 7th grade and 6th grade
And 5th grade and 4th grade
And 3rd grade and 2nd grade
But things change
Things change
High school will hurt. Your boyfriends will break up with you.
Your parents will fight, you'll fail your classes.
But when you're a Tiger, your team won't let you fall.
This uniform is a promise to protect your team,
it's a promise they'll protect you,
and anyone who breaks that promise, breaks us.
As your captain, I find that kind of behavior unacceptable.
That field is an escape from the world,
and we're lucky to call it our home
So let me be captain, hero, and Tiger
I gave too much to let this all go
I could be someone that they would admire
I have to try til I finally know
What it's like there on the front lines
Cheering to the whole school
Finally for once I'm happy
Classmates copy what I look like
Cover of the yearbook
Nobody is laughing at me
I am the captain
And I'm the class president
Give me a chance
I can't walk away
One final shot with all that I've got
Don't want a lot, they just have to say
Say!
Ladies!
Captain of the team
Will you please come to our party
Oh my god your hair looks great
You turned out so well!
I know!
Captain of our dreams
We are really all so sorry
That we made your every day
A constant waking hell
I'll forgive the years of pain and calling names
And hopeless days and praying it would go away
And yet it stayed, for years I paid
But things change
Things change