Robbie Whte - Laine Theatre Arts Graduation Song - 2007

This is a short song that I wrote and performed for my college graduation.
The head students were nice enough to ask me to write something and play it at the meal after the official ceremony, and this is that song.
For those who are not laineys, or who are not In my year some of the jokes may fly right by you... but I assure you they are funny(ish) if you were there.
But still listen for the generic bits in between.
Enjoy!

**LYRICS**
(ish) some were adlibbed


Remain, the best of friends.

Three years ago
We were flung together
And tho the years have flown
The memories stay for ever

And once upon a time
On a day back in september
When we were young and shy
I can still remember

Being scared as hell
sitting in studio one
yes it was scary then
but i miss it now that its gone

And I bid you a fond farewell
As we ride into the sunset
We leave with stories to tell
Of three years that we wont forget
And the bitching and the tears
just made up the whole three years
And tho our time here ends
we leave, the best of friends.

(From here on in i just wanted to share some of the things that I would remember from three years, hopefully you'll remember them too)
UPBEAT

REMEMBER

Arriving 20 seconds late
As the rain begins to pour
And hearing from out side miss venn yelling
"Jai, lock that door"

REMEMBER

All the Lainey rumors
overheard in conversation
Didn't some one tell me once
that kerry ellis would be at graduation

I hate to bring it up again
Lets not forget
I don't want it now, I want it now... Then
((Big build) I really really really want some champ
ZORBA! (Play zorba, little shop, lucky stiff)

Zorba, life after high school
and the LTA hoddies which everybody has
Ben Harrold Matt Checketts
Graduation, cross dressing and all that jazz

((Get back to tempo 1))

Lately I been thinking
I don't know if Im right
But college was the dress rehearsal
and tommorrow is the opening night

And tho life is pulling us away my friends
and its time for us to part
Lets remember this isn't the end
This is only the start

You will stay forever in my heart
As the sky stays with the sea
As the sun looks out on the moon
You will remain with me

And I bid you a fond farewell
As we ride into the sunset
We leave with stories to tell
Of three years that we wont forget
And the bitching and the tears
just made up the whole three years
And tho our time here ends
(Instrumental)

(Way slower 3/4?)
And I bid you a fond farewell
As we ride into the sunset
We leave with stories to tell
Of three years that we wont forget
(Instrumental)
(Instrumental)
And tho our time here ends
we remain... the best of friends

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[hannahcollister]

Is this actually robbie white off SYTYCD?? =)

[phoenixrip]

@hannahcollister Yep, it is me, altho SYTYCD was about 2 years and 5 hair colour changes after this!

[asha4381]

that was amazing! Where was Kerry in the audience? Again great great song X

[phoenixrip]

@asha4381 She'd gone by the reception, I assume going to be at wicked in time for the evening performance.

She was lovely when she was there, and I had an entire other verse of banter that I had to cut, cause it was written like I was talking to her, and would only have worked if she had been there to talk to. :)

[bestfried]

aw i luved this! so...wuz kerry actually at ur graduation? lol u hv an amazing voice :D xox

[phoenixrip]

yeah she was, handing out our awards etc.

Shes a lainey herself!!

[BellatrixLeStreisand]

Wow! I hope Kerry will be at my graduation! I'm off to became a Lainey next September :) xx

[XxSmetazziccaSxX]

hay man, your graduation song back when you were in college was awesome.. and we would really like to ask your permission if we could adapt some of the lyrics and melody of your song for our own graduation song... it could really make our song sound great..

[XxSmetazziccaSxX]

hay man, your graduation song back when you were in college was awesome.. and we would really like to ask your permission if we could adapt some of the lyrics and melody of your song for our own graduation song... it could really make our song sound great...

[thelonelemon27]

wow thats too cool that kerry was really there! is she really a lainey!? thats crazy i had no idea

[xavierinbelize]

pretty cool!