You made the team in seventh grade Sat on the side yelling your name The coach wanted you starting every game You bought yourself a pair of shoes To match the guys you looked up to You said that you would be like them some day
And I was rooting for you Waiting in the hall outside the locker room I was rooting for you back then And I still am
You made new friends on summer break Hung out behind the Circle K Your shoes sat on the shelf til August came The first game of the season you were late, had trouble keeping up You sat it out until the buzzer rang
But I was rooting for you Sitting in the bleachers hoping you’d pull through I was rooting for you back then And I still am
We used to talk about Where we would be by now But your jersey and your shoes, you threw away I know we don’t talk right now But I still think about
How I was rooting for you Knew you could do anything you wanted to I was rooting for you back then And I still am And I still am