[Verse 1: Falsetto R&B male rapper, smooth rap verses with falsetto lifts, over swung heavy drums and keyboard stabs] Tasha from the bowling league says "Dez, I need a favor, quick Twenty-year reunion, and I need a date that's slick There's a dude named Craig who made my junior year a mess Just stand there lookin' good, and wear the jacket, nothin' less" I said "Ooh, okay," and I ironed up the blue Never told her that I knew the way there with my eyes closed too Parked out by the side door where the smokers used to stand Walked into the gym with Tasha holdin' on my hand [Hook: Falsetto R&B rapper, falsetto hook over the full drums] I was wallpaper, baby, I was paint upon the wall Back row of the picture, I was never there at all Now the whole room's turnin', everybody wants to call I was wallpaper, now I'm hangin' in the hall [Verse 2: Falsetto R&B rapper, harder, swung kicks punchin', keyboard stabs] Banner says CLASS OF, and the punch bowl's on a stand Everybody's lookin' at me like I'm famous in a band Ladies askin' Tasha "Girl, now where'd you find this one?" Fellas askin' what I do, I just tell 'em "Havin' fun" Then here comes Craig, still loud, still wearin' that same grin Same voice that used to bounce me off the lockers by the gym He squeezes my hand too hard and says "Do I know you, man?" And I smile and say "Ooh, not really," and I don't let go his hand He's squintin' at my face like he's readin' somethin' small And Tasha's grinnin' at him, and I'm smilin' at the wall [Breakdown: Falsetto R&B rapper with the female call-and-response shout, Tasha callin', him answerin'] "Who's that?" Ooh, you know "Who's that?" Back row "Who's that?" Never spoke "Who's that?" Watch it go [Hook: Falsetto R&B rapper, falsetto hook, the drums swingin' harder] I was wallpaper, baby, I was paint upon the wall Back row of the picture, I was never there at all Now the whole room's turnin', everybody wants to call I was wallpaper, now I'm hangin' in the hall [Verse 3: Falsetto R&B rapper, recognition ripple, "that's him" passin' line to line across the room] Craig walks down the hallway where the class photo's framed Runs his finger down the back row, readin' every name Stops on a skinny kid, his collar two sizes wide Then he looks at me, and somethin' in his face goes and hides "That's him," says Craig, real quiet, by the trophy case and all "That's him," says the girl from chem, "that's him," all down the hall Tasha grabs my arm and says "You went here? You were in our class?" I said "Every day, third row, you borrowed my pen and laughed" And Craig got his coat, with his car keys in his fist And the wallpaper's dancin' now, and the wallpaper don't miss [Final Hook: Falsetto R&B rapper, falsetto ringin' over the full band] I was wallpaper, baby, I was paint upon the wall Back row of the picture, I was never there at all Now the whole room's turnin', everybody wants to call I was wallpaper, now I'm hangin' in the hall [End]
