AN: Wahoo, Chapter 11! I've had this song fic floating around in my brain since marching season, as we had a number of disappointing losses at the hands of JUDGES because everything is their fault! Ok, not everything. Well, here goes nothing.

Chapter 11

The Happy Ending (Well, I had to change ONE word…)

(Sung to "My Happy Ending" by Avril Lavigne)

So much for the happy ending
oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...

Let's march this over
It's not like we're dead
Was it something I played?
Or was I out of step?
Don't leave us hanging
On a field so dead
Held up so high
On such a breakable thread

It was all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could win

It was everything, everything that we wanted
We were meant to win, supposed to win, but we lost it
And all the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time we were pretending
So much for the happy ending
oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...

You've got your judges
I know what they say
They tell you we're worth a 3
But so are they
But they got paid off (AN: Hey, sometimes it seems like it.)
You know that it's true
All the bands that beat us out
Their mistakes that got through

It was all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could win It was everything, everything that we wanted
We were meant to win, supposed to win, but we lost it
And all the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time we were pretending
So much for the happy ending
oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...

It's nice to know you were there
Thanks for acting like you cared
And making us feel like we deserved a one
It's nice to know we had it all
Thanks for watching as we fall
And applauding us when we were done… It was everything, everything that we wanted
We were meant to win, supposed to win, but we lost it
And all the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time we were pretending
So much for the happy ending
oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...
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oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...

AN: This is dedicated to band parents, band friends, and all those awesome bands you're competing against who clap for you, even when you perform less than your best. That's all I've got to say.