Hey, dad
There's this girl
Every Thursday after lunch break
I sit next to her
When I get home
She's all I'm thinking about
I've never had a girlfriend
But I think I want one now
I'm scared to ask
'Cause I don't know what she'd say
I like what we have
And I'd hate for that to change
If she says "no"
Then what's next?
She'll come into school and
She'll tell all her friends
And there'll tell mine
And you know what they're like
If she says "no"
Then I bet
She'll start sitting next to someone new in French
What happens then?
Will she ever talk to me again?
Oh, son
You have to take a chance
'Cause what if she says "yes"?
Hey, son
I've been in your place
When your heart's ready to jump in
But your head's too afraid
I've had times
That it didn't work out
But if I'd've stop trying
You wouldn't be here now
The truth is that I don't know what she'll say
But being a little scared's what makes you brave
If she says "no"
Then I guess
She'll come into school and she'll tell all her friends
And That'd be rough
Knowing what they're saying on the bus
If she says "no"
Then I guess
She could be sitting next to someone new in French
What happens then?
I'm sure that she'll talk you again
Oh, son
You have to take a chance
'Cause what if she says "yes"?
What if she says "yes"?
What if one day you're walking down the hall with her hand in your hand
Your friends all wishing for the courage you had
Sitting on a park bench leaning in
With butterflies flying 'round your first kiss
Knowing what it's like to be in love
Finding out it's bigger than you thought it was
All the phone calls and the midnight texts
Now all the songs and the films all make sense
Oh, son
You have to take the chance
Oh, son
I promise it's the best
If she says "yes"
