Gust

Gust (Verse 1) Third bell's ringing, a hurried goodbye Chasing the bus with a sigh My blazer's tight, my tie's a mess Just another day of pop-quiz stress The wind kicks up a whirl of dried leaves Rattling the fence and the old gym's eaves I'm pulling down this pleated gray Hoping just to make it through the day (Pre-Chorus) A sudden gust, a cosmic joke A breath of air, my composure broke My textbooks slam shut on the ground But I don't hear a single sound... (Chorus) 'Cause my uniform skirt flew up in the air A moment frozen, a silent prayer A flash of white with a little lace trim The whole world saw my secret, my embarrassing whim My pleated gray, my own traitorous kite Oh, why did I wear my Wednesday white? (Verse 2) His eyes met mine from across the street My heart did a triple-beat Did he just see? He definitely saw My stomach drops and fills with raw Humiliation, scarlet-cheeked My confidence is looking bleak I wanna vanish, melt away Instead of standing here on display (Pre-Chorus) That brutal gust, a fleeting storm Leaving me shattered and so forlorn My knees are weak, my face is hot Stuck inside this awful thought... (Chorus) That my uniform skirt flew up in the air A moment frozen, a silent prayer A flash of white with a little lace trim The whole world saw my secret, my embarrassing whim My pleated gray, my own traitorous kite Oh, why did I wear my Wednesday white? (Bridge) Is this the story they'll tell? The girl who flew? The one thing I'm known for the whole year through? A whispered joke in the hallway, a meme, a lame bit All 'cause of the wind and a stupid split-second fit... But then he's there, handing me my book With a sympathetic, not a mocking, look Says, "Happens to the best of us, don't even stress," And suddenly the moment feels like so much less... (Verse 3) Pulling down the pleated gray... Walking home a different way... The wind just laughs and moves along... But I feel a little more strong. Yeah, I feel a little more strong. (Pre-Chorus) That brutal gust, a fleeting storm Leaving me shattered and so forlorn My knees are weak, my face is hot Stuck inside this awful thought... (Chorus) So my uniform skirt flew up in the air Just a fleeting moment, beyond my care That flash of white with the little lace trim Was just a secret that I briefly gave to the wind My pleated gray, my traitorous kite... Yeah, whatever... it's gonna be alright. So my uniform skirt flew up in the air Just a fleeting moment, beyond my care That flash of white with the little lace trim Was just a secret that I briefly gave to the wind My pleated gray, my traitorous kite... Yeah, whatever... it's gonna be alright.