The bell rang out, but I stayed behind Lost in the rhythm I couldn’t find Homies laughing under Cali skies Trading dreams and late-night highs The books stayed closed, the rules felt tight So we chased the streets under neon light Every wrong turn taught me right A messy map, but it felt so bright Here’s to the days we lived so loud To the fleeting faces and shifting crowds Thanks to the love, the pain, the fun We burned so bright, we outshone the sun Skaters spinning, poets on the wall Dancers owning the parking lot mall Songs we screamed in garage-band haze Each stolen moment, a golden phase Lessons learned outside the lines In rooftop laughs and endless signs The halls grew quiet, but we found our sound In the chaos where life was unbound Here’s to the nights that never fade To the risks we took and the games we played Thanks to the teachers who watched me stray You gave me the strength to find my way Mom always said, “This won’t last long,” But those wild nights became my song To the friends who stayed, the love we found You lifted me up when the world spun round The last bell fades, the echoes stay Packed my bags and went my way But every laugh, every fight, every tear Lives in my heart, forever near Here’s to the paths we carved alone To the family we made, the love we’d shown Thanks to the chaos, the joy, the doubt For teaching me what life’s about And as the skyline drifts away I carry the moments, night and day To the homies, the dreamers, the lessons we knew This wild, messy life was all thanks to you
