Nuclear Family {Green Day}

Chapter Twenty

Nuclear Family

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CHAPTER TWENTY

Today is the final day of our singing unit in music class. The topic is duets. It was debated whether Cole and I should be partners or not, but eventually I decided to partner with Joey. He let me pick the song, so I decided on Hedley's For The Nights I Can't Remember. We both sat on the piano bench, him playing rhythms and me playing the melody. We had to write out who would be singing what lyrics and hand it to Mr. Moon before we started. It went like this:

Joey: I see it in the way you would do

Cassie: When no one else could ever get through

Joey: Holding back till I come around

Cassie: Time and time again you wait for me to come in

Joey: And did you really look my way?

Cassie: 'Cause no one could've seen this coming

Joey: I would never let you down

Cassie: If I was running backwards in full time

Both: So I can/ And I will/ And you'll see/ Your hero come running/ Over and over tonight

Cassie: And I do wanna love you/ If you see me running back/ And I do wanna try

Joey: Because if falling for you girl is crazy/ Then I'm going outta my mind/ So hold back your tears this time

Cassie: Me, I'm used to being tired and bloody/ But you believed that I could be somebody/ You put your world on hold for me/ Gave away to follow failure through the fire 

Joey: But I need you to know I will/ Believe me girl I'm so tired of running/ I just wanna hold your hand/ Stare at you like you've got everything I need

Both: And I can/ So I will/ And you'll see/ Your hero coming running/ Over and over tonight

Cassie: And I do wanna love you/ If you see me running back/ And I do wanna try

Joey: Because if falling for you girl is crazy/ Then I'm going outta my mind/ So hold back your tears this time

Cassie: And what if I never said to you I saw dynamite?

Joey: And what if I never told you I'm afraid to cry? 

Cassie: What if I never let you down?

Joey: And said I'm sorry for the nights I can't remember

Cassie: What if I never said to you I would try?

Both: Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

Cassie: And I do wanna love you/ If you see me running back/ And I do wanna try

Joey: Because if falling for you girl is crazy/ Then I'm going outta my mind/ So hold back your tears this time

Both: Hold back your tears this time, oh, oh

Of any song I've performed in this class, this means the most to me. Even more than when I sang Scars.  It sums up the relationship I have with Joey- whatever our relationship is. 

We ended the song with the piano, the class clapping and cheering. It was perfection. As we were standing up from the bench, Joey whispered in my ear "I love you."