JACOB Fellas, knock it off. TYLER Oh, no no no, I get it. TYLER (cont.) You've gotta rip on somebody because you couldn't put the little ball through the little hoop and now everyone knows exactly how worthless you are. AUSTIN Shut the fuck up, loser. TYLER When a hero slays a dragon, Rescues the princess, saves the day All the village people cheer him, Sound the trumpets, shout hurray. There are no trumpets for an outcast, For the wolf who stands alone. No, the village people mock him As they play that sad trombone. That sad trombone, That sad trombone, Defining me, reminding me That I am on my own. I'm a square peg, upstream salmon, Black sheep penned up with these clones As they point and laugh And close their minds And play their sad trombones. Don't tell me to shut the fuck up! AUSTIN Loser. JACOB Easy there, guys. PRINCIPAL DAVIS What's going on here? I better not be seeing what I think I'm seeing. AUSTIN It's nothing, Principal Davis. JACOB I was taking care of /t„ PRINCIPAL DAVIS Enough! I urge you to think about what you are doing. Austin, we don't want anyone to throw away a bright future, now do we? AUSTIN No. sir. TYLER No, we wouldn't want that. JACOB I was about to bring them to your office... PRINCIPAL DAVIS That's not your job. Custodians are not allowed to fraternize with students. If it happens again. I'll have to let you go. JACOB OK, Dad. I can't believe I'm back here In this stupid podunk dump. I should be making art, Instead I'm stuck as my dad’s chump. If I listen to his words I know my dreams will disappear. So I’ll just keep my headphones on ’Cause I don’t wanna hear That sad trombone, That sad trombone. Thought I’d be free with my degree Instead I'm stuck at home. Can’t find work here as an artist, Gotta pay my student loan. So I’ll grit my teeth and mop the floor, and ignore that sad trombone. MADISON Hty. sweetie. BRANDON Careful. He's a little touchy today. BREANNA I wouldn't mind if he got touchy. MADISON Excuse me? BREANNA Sorry. KELSEY You were so awesome today! You were just tike... ohmygod... BREANNA Like, wow. KELSEY Like wow. AUSTIN Thanks. I wasn't. But thanks. BRANDON Hey, there were some other guys on that court, too, you know? KELSEY Nobody that matters. He is so totally the shit. BREANNA The. Shit. BRANDON Totally a shit. What! MADISON You had a great game today, bae. Don't let anyone tell you different. AUSTIN Sure. We’re seconds to the wire And the ball is in my hand. My team expexts a lot of me. Can’t disappoint my fans. I know how to make this layup. Make it every single day. In this fucking game of horse That is my life, it’s child’s play. But I can’t make myself do it So I freeze, don’t take the shot. Clock runs out, the game is over And the buzzer sounds a lot Like a sad trombone That sad trombone Knocking me and mocking me About the game I’ve blown. So many expectations. They think I’m wonderful... Something I’m not. Great girl, great life, great future But something's missing That I haven't got. Something wonderful. JACOB I won’t be here forever. The world is calling me I'm gonna go. TYLER Think you’re so fucking clever? Just put your lips together And blow me... A tune on... That sad trombone! JACOB That sad trombone. AUSTIN That sad trombone. TYLER/JACOB/AUSTIN Waa-waa-waa-waa! TYLER Says more by far about who you are Than anything I've shown. Someday someone will get me. Until then I’m all alone. So I’ll dance to my own drummer! AUSTIN Gonna be an up-and-comer! JACOB I'll be outta here by summer! TYLER/JACOB/AUSTIN You can keep your sad tromborne!