Just Here

I took the seat up in the second row,

Told my friends there's nowhere else to go.

Number four is running down the line,

And God, I wish that girl would look at mine.

She's laughing like the world is on her side,

I'm looking down so she won't see my eyes.

The scoreboard says we're losing by two,

But I don't even know who's playing who.

My friends say, "Girl,

you're acting strange,"

I say, "I'm tired," and look away.

How can a room of a thousand people

Make one girl feel so unbelievable?

I'm just here for the game,

that's what I say,

Just watching the ball fly back and away.

But I'm watching your face when you turn around,

I'm hearing your laugh over every sound.

You're looking at him like he's something new,

And I'm in the bleachers falling for you.

Nobody knows, and nobody can see,

I'm cheering for you,

but you're killing me.

I'm just here for the game.

Yeah, that's what I say.

You scored a point,

and everybody screamed,

You threw your hands up like a movie scene.

Then you looked up,

and our eyes almost met,

It's embarrassing how I remember it yet.

You waved at somebody standing by the door,

I watched you smile,

then I watched the floor.

I should go home,

I should probably leave,

But what if you look up again for me?

Maybe in another life,

another town, I'd tell you everything without looking down.

Maybe you'd laugh, maybe you'd say my name,

Maybe I'd finally stop pretending it's a game.

I'm just here for the game,

that's what I say,

Just watching the ball fly back and away.

But you're the only reason I came tonight,

The only thing I see beneath these lights.

You're looking at him like he's something new,

And I'm in the bleachers falling for you.

The whistle blows, and the whole crowd leaves,

I'm still sitting here with a heart up my

sleeve. I'm just here for the game.