Every day for a week
we would try to feel
the motion
Feel the motion
down the hill
every day
for a week we would
try to hear the wind rush
Hear the wind rush
feel the chill
and I dug right down
to the bottom of my soul
to see what I had inside
Yes I dug right down
to the bottom
of my soul
and I tried, I tried!
And everybody's goin'
'Shhh shhh
I feel the snow
I feel the cold
I feel the air'
And Mr. Karp turns to me
and he says
'Okay Morales
what did you feel?'
And I said 'Nothing
I'm feeling nothing'
And he says
'Nothing could get
a girl transferred'
They all felt something
but I felt nothing
except the feelin'
that this bulls**t
was absurd!
But I said to myself
'Hey it's only the first
week maybe it's genetic
they don't have
bobsleds in San Juan!'
Second week
more advanced
and we had to be
a table
Be a sports car
Ice-cream cone
Mister Karp
he would say
'Very good
except Morales
try Morales
All alone'
And I dug right down
to the bottom of my soul
to see how
an ice cream felt
Yes I dug right down
to the bottom of my soul
and I tried to melt!
the kids yelled
'Nothing!'
They called me 'Nothing'
and Karp allowed it
which really makes
me burn
they were so helpful
They called me 'Hopeless'
until I really didn't know
where else to turn
And Karp kept saying
'Morales I think
you should transfer
to Girl's High
You'll never be
an actress
Never!'
Jesus Christ!
Went to church
praying Santa Maria
send me guidance
Send me guidance
on my knees
went to church
praying Santa Maria
help me feel it
Help me feel it
pretty please
And a voice from down
at the bottom of my soul
came up to the top
of my head
And a voice from down
at the bottom of my soul
here is what it said
'This man is nothing!
This course is nothing!
If you want something
go find a better class
and when you find one
you'll be an actress'
And I assure you
that's what finally
came to pass
Six months later
I heard that Karp
had died
And I dug right down
to the bottom of my soul
and cried
'cause I felt nothing