Game Winner Monkey
They used to laugh in the schoolyard (hahaha)
Yeah, they made it hard
But watch the bounce-back
First grade to high
school, it was always the same
They saw my name on the roll-call and played their little game
"Hey Monkey, swing on the bars,
go grab a banana" Living under a cloud from Jersey to Indiana
But I kept my head down,
lived on the court
Turned the teasing into fuel,
mastered the sport (swish)
Fast forward to college,
state arena is packed Five seconds on the clock,
no turning back Coach called the play,
said "put it in his hands" I stepped to the line,
silence in the stands (shhh)
They called me Monkey,
now they're chanting my name
One shot from the corner and I altered the game (yeah!)
Three points on the board,
the crowd is going wild Who's laughing now?
Look at the boy smile
From the bottom to the top,
we took the crown Now everybody loves me in this town
Woke up Wednesday morning,
phone blowing up on the desk
Yesterday's jokers treating me like a guest
Signing autographs on the campus green
Best comeback story that you ever have seen
Even the dean was wearing my jersey number three
No more jokes, just respect for me
(let's go)
They called me Monkey,
now they're chanting my name
One shot from the corner and I altered the game (yeah!)
Three points on the board,
the crowd is going wild Who's laughing now?
Look at the boy smile
From the bottom to the top,
we took the crown Now everybody loves me in this town
Yeah, they chanting my name
(Monkey! Monkey!) No joke no more Just the king of the court
Fade
it out now