the ballad of emily rae
{CHAR & ARTIE}
whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
down on your knees before the queen
whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
down on your knees before the queen
{CHAR}
Emily Rae was a popular bitch
{ARTIE}
(mm-hmm!)
{CHAR}
hot bod, hot boy
cheer captain
plus she was rich
{ARTIE}
(oh yeah!)
{CHAR}
that girl had everything till hiccup and hitch
Jolie Johnson lost a leg in a wreck
{ARTIE}
(am-pu-ta-ted)
{CHAR}
the nominations for prom royalty to came
{ARTIE}
(uh-huh)
{CHAR}
our Emily's senior year and queen was her claim
{ARTIE}
(uh, duh!)
{CHAR}
till gossip stirred the student body would name
Jolie Johnson, queen of the prom
{ARTIE}
(pi-ty vote)
{JOHN RAE}
"Emily,"
{CHAR}
her father said
{JOHN RAE}
"life is a prom
I know you won't disappoint me and mom?"
{CHAR & ARTIE}
you taste the silver, Emily
you taste the crown
you thirst for blood from the roses in hand
whoa
you spoil for sash and scepter
music to dance
as they crown you queen of high school land
{CHAR}
check Emily, choose Emily, vote for Emily Rae
{ARTIE}
check Emily, choose Emily, vote for Emily Rae
{CHAR}
so obsessed our Emily near lost her mind
to life un-prom related, Emily was blind
she shoved her squad, her clique, her boyfriend behind
still Jolie had a hold on the lead
