Fingers throbbing, music leading
All a part of a sport called colorguard
The taste of sweat, you know it gets hard
But ask any teammate, they'll probably say
That's ok, I like it that way
All teammates are friends, each helps the other
But practice isn't time to call for your mother
Tough it out, the coach might yell
But with that phrace the attitude swells
Then those famous words come a new
Set it up once lets do a run through
Your music ends and you're breathing quite a bit faster
You did a good run through and you think you're the master
Time to load the truck, it's not that bad
Every one helps, even the dads
Now time to relax, getting on the bs
No wait your hair now there's a fuss
The gel, the spray, it all goes on there
And now you don't even want to touch your hair
Put on your makeup so it'll look right
Don't mess it up, we don't want to fight
Put on the headphones and listen to "your" song
Listen, relax, it won't be very long
The bus comes to a stop, everyone knows that they're there
Someone wakes you up and you check your hair
Get all your stuff people and get on out there
Now it sets in, just a little bit of fear
You get to your room and take off your shoes
Take a deep breath, there's nothing to lose
Warm up and stretch out, get that equipment flying
Don't busy yourself yet, don't want to se you crying
Get your equipment and get ready to go
Line up int he hall to put on your show
They pull all the equipment on to the floor
You step a little bit closer and look through the door
The crowd is huge, you don't think you'll make it
Breathe nice and slow, you know you can take it
It's your turn to put on your show
Walk with pride you know it will flow
Is the guard ready? Ya, you think so
Northmont High School you may present your show
Look up at the crowd, make sure they see you
It's your last chance, don't let this thing beat you
Vibrant flags fly fiercely over head
Catch it right or your arm will red
Crack that rifle, you know you can do it
All right, nice job, I knew you knew it
Here comes the end, don't break down just yet
It will be awesome, this is what I bet
The zip of the flag, the final snag
It looks great, you got it in the bag
With hands trembling, you get up and say
Yes, see I told ya I like it this way
Watery eyes, spontaneous combustion of tears
Screaming, excitement initiated cheers
Go ahead, let it out, you gave it your all
Don't hold back, admit it, you had a ball
You showed all those people what you got in you
Some pain, some love, need I continue?
Some strength, some friendship, some talent, and grace
You spread it around all over that place
Just when you thought you were gonna be knocked down
You bounced right back and refused to go down
With all those going for ya, where next from here?
Do you know where you'll end up next year?
This is what makes up colorguard
Some people try but don't make it becuase it's too hard
All the stress and anger, some people can't take it
And somewhere inside they know they won't make it
All of my teammates have this desire
Something in their heart that lights a fire
To do all they need to, to pull of a show
But what I hate the most is to see them all go
So just a little something to say to my girls
To me, you mean the world
I love you all and I want you to know
I'm so proud of you guys and of our guard show
I really, down deep, don't want this season to end
I'm gonan miss it all so much and all of my friends
Guard Goodies
Take Me Home!