Feeling Better
Cyndi Grecco Lyrics

I want to take you back to the high school gymnasium
The singer wants to go back in time to their high school days.

With the freshmen and sophomores sitting on this side
The singer is describing the layout of the gymnasium.

And the juniors and seniors sitting on that side
The singer continues to describe the layout of the gymnasium.

And way down there
The artist is pointing in a specific direction.

At the end of the gymnasium is the football team
The artist is pointing out where the football team is.

And as I walk down on the red crepe paper
The singer is describing the scene as they walk down the gymnasium.

My high-heeled shoes are digging into my feet
The singer is in pain due to their shoes.

And my push-up bra is digging into my ribs
The artist is in pain due to their bra.

And this tall, good-looking guy I'm holding onto over here
The artist is holding onto a tall, good-looking guy.

He's the basketball captain
The guy that the artist is holding onto is the basketball captain.

He whispers under his breath, "Oh, shoot!"
The basketball captain is nervous about something.

But I keep smiling as I walk down there
The artist is trying to remain calm and happy.

Holding onto the arm of this big, strong man
The singer is holding onto a big, strong man.

See, I'm the football princess
The singer is the football princess.

And that's what football princesses do is smile
The singer must smile because she is the football princess.

See, I was a freshman then
The artist is telling the listener about her past.

And you were one of the lettermen
The listener was one of the lettermen.

The nights were warm in victory's name
The singer is describing the warm nights associated with victories.

I know the others knew
Other people knew something about the singer and listener.

That heaven was to be with you
Being with the listener was like being in heaven.

And when the deadly was in, of course
The artist is talking about a specific time.

The two of us would win "Most likely to succeed"
The artist and listener were voted most likely to succeed.

You were going to study law
The listener was going to study law.

And I'd be what my teachers saw
The artist would be whatever her teachers wanted her to be.

A glowing smile, a college queen
The singer would be a queen in college with a smiling face.

The woman behind the man
The singer would be the supportive wife behind the man.

Who seemed to need to have the best in life
The man seemed to want the best things in life.

Including me, a faithful wife
The artist would be a faithful wife to the man.

They planned the wedding in advance
The artist and listener planned their wedding beforehand.

Unafraid to take a chance that children would succeed
The two were not afraid to have children that would be successful.

I'll be damned, we all pulled through
The singer is surprised that they all pulled through.

To think of all the crazy things we wanted to do
The artist is thinking of all the crazy things they wanted to do.

You would be a hero and I'd be a queen
The listener would be a hero and the artist would be a queen.

Think of all the living we'd have passed up, passed by
The artist is thinking of all the life they would have missed out on.

Never would have seen it
The singer is reflecting on a life they would have missed.

Well, it may sound silly, but I tell you it's real
The artist is admitting that what they are saying may sound silly but it is true.

The older I get, a whole lot better I feel
The older the singer gets, the better they feel.

Your hair is long and braided now
The listener's hair is now long and braided.

And I can hardly remember how
The singer can hardly remember something.

It felt to have smooth, shiny legs
The artist is remembering how it felt to have smooth, shiny legs.

Or what you looked like in your pegged pants
The artist is remembering what the listener looked like in their pegged pants.

I work at a mountain school
The singer works at a school in the mountains.

My hammer and my mind as tools
The singer uses their hammer and mind as tools.

You were living on a farm
The listener is living on a farm.

A brand new baby in your arms
The listener has a new baby.

They're tight, we did succeed
The artist and listener succeeded together.

The age is showing on my hands
The singer is showing signs of aging on their hands.

And you've become a wiser man
The listener has become wiser.

Survival took us separate ways
The two went their separate ways to survive.

But through the years the memory stays
The memory of their past still stays with them.

Within my mind of how we looked
The singer remembers how they looked in the past.

When we first had our pictures took
The artist is remembering when they took their first pictures together.

We thought the dream would never end
The two thought their dream would never end.

But now we don't have to pretend
The two do not have to pretend anymore.

That we will all succeed
The two did not know if they would succeed in the past.

Repeat Chorus
The chorus is repeated.