We're Going to be Friends - The White Stripes

We're Going to be Friends - The White Stripes

fall is here,
hear the yell back to school,
ring the bell brand new shoes,
walking blues climb the fence,
book and pens i can tell that we are gonna be friends walk with me,
suzy lee through the park,
by the tree we will rest upon the ground and look at all the bugs we've found
then safely walk to school without a sound
well here we are,
no one else we walked to school all by ourselves
there's dirt on our uniforms from chasing all the ants and worms
we clean up and now it's time to learn
numbers, letters, learn to spell
nouns, and books, and show and tell
at playtime we will throw the ball back to class,
through the hall teacher marks our height against the wall
and we don't notice any time pass
we don't notice anything
we sit side by side in every class
teacher thinks that i sound funny but she likes the way you sing
tonight i'll dream while i'm in bed
when silly thoughts go through my head about the bugs and alphabet
and when i wake tomorrow
i'll bet that you and i will walk together again
cause i can tell that we are going to be friends

Play-A-Day (Day 17)

Lights up on small boys room where there are toys scattered all around. Toy story posters are plastered all over the wall of the room and in the middle there is a boy who is sleeping in bed. The alarm clock on top of his night stand is at 6:59 and a few moments later it flashes 7:00 and an alarm begin to beep. The boy awakes and quickly shuts the alarm off and stands but upon looking at his bookbag he cowardly returns to his bed under the covers where he remains. Lights fade. Lights come back up on the clock showing 7:30. the alarm once again begins to sound. This time the boy's mother comes upstairs and whips the covers off of him and shuts the alarm off.

Mother
Billy, get up or you're going to be late!

Billy
Mom can't i just stay home today?

Mother
Why do you want to stay home Billy?

Billy
[Not sure of what to say] I just don't really think today's going to be a good day.

Mother
Well i can tell you that if you stay home it won't be a good day because you'll be cleaning your room all day. Now get outa bed and get to school. You're going to have to walk today. Now get to it

Mother exits and leaves the boy to begin getting ready. Lights fade. Lights come up on the street where the mother has walked Billy to.

Billy
Mom please, can i stay home?

Mother
Billy I already told you. Now get to school. Look [Pointing over to the other side of the stage] One of your little friends. You two can walk to school together.

Billy
But mom I don't even know her

Mother exits offstage before Billy even finishes. Billy stands awkwardly alone at the edge of the road for a while as the person that his mother had pointed to walks onstage. Her name is Jamie and she is the same age as Billy and has a shy look about her. She doesn't notice Billy at first until she get's closer and stops in hesitance. Billy looks towards her then nervously begins to walk offstage.

Jamie
[Stepping forward] Hi.

Billy stops moving away.

Billy
[Turning about to her] Hi.

Jamie
My names Jamie [Moving towards Billy with her hand extended]

Billy
[Moving towards her cautiously] My names Billy

Jamie
Nice to meet you Billy [Smiling at him]

Billy
You too. So are you new here?

Jamie
Yes my family just moved in this past weekend

Billy
Oh that's cool

Jamie
Yeah, I guess. I didn't really want to go to school today. But now that i've met someone I'm glad I did.

Billy
[Flashing a slight smile] Yeah I didn't really want to go to school either. But here I am. My mom made me.

Jamie
Oh well why didn't you want to come to school?

Billy
[Shyly] Because I don't really have any friends.

Jamie
Oh I'm sure that you have some friends

Billy
No I really don't.

Jamie
Well I'll be your friend

Billy
[Smiling] Really?

Jamie
Of course. Now come on let's get to school before we've late.

They exit offstage. Lights fade