And He Gets the Girl

"**And He Gets the Girl**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released as the B-side single of "I Gotcha" on select releases. It narrates the story of a Nerd who falls in love with the popular cheerleader and nervously approaches her. Despite his belief that she'll never talk to him again, she shows an interest and shares her own 'nerd' passions, where they're more alike than he initially thought.

A fan-made music video was directed by Antoine Bandele, uploaded to YouTube on April 21, 2008. It stars Thaddeus Brown as The Nerd and Ashley Williams as The Girl.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

Hold it now!

You just walk up to her and say hi

That's all you gotta do

Say hi

That's all you gotta do

Say hi

[Verse 1]

"Well I know I'm not the coolest

And this might sound kind of foolish

'Cause I know I'm not the smoothest, told myself I shouldn't do this

'Cause I'm not very well-suited, not the popular-est of students

We ain't in the same crowd, always see you with the hoopers

But we got the same lunch, you might see me with the cooler

That's 'cause I don't eat pork, you can never be sure of

Oh, you like Linkin Park? That's the hat from the tour

I got an autographed shirt, they wrote, 'Much love 2 ya'

Man that's really funny how we like the same music

But I really love jazz, I was gonna play the tuba

I tried to join the band, they said I was really, really bad

Didn't really make me sad, I'm used to being the loser

But you, I think you're super, so much, I had to pursue ya

I don't believe the things they say or the football team's rumors

The quarterback can't spell, I'm his after-school tutor

I just took a cue from Cupid, but, now I think it's stupid

I'm-I'm sorry"

And then I walked away

Thinkin' that she would never talk to me

Like what were you thinking bringing up the band

Would have got a better result

If would have just beat her up and ran

You shouldn't have worn your glasses

Take your shirt up out your pants

See now it's all over and you won't get another chance

Damn, I was so close to her, then I felt a hand on my shoulder

[Verse 2]

She said, "I know you're not the coolest

But I swear you are the cutest

And I know you played the tuba, I seen you at the recital

It takes a lot to get up there and embarrass yourself

But you shouldn't put down, you should merit yourself

That just mean you not a punk, I like Thelonious Monk

He's the wallpaper on my computer

I love Final Fantasy, I hate first person shooters (Me too)

"Meteora" was nice but I bought "Hybrid Theory" twice

Half of the cheerleading squad is in a stupor

The only reason I do it is 'cause my mother took state

When she was a junior

And she want me to do the same, so I'm like, naww

I wanna be an oncologist and diagnose tumors

I got a a pet parrot, his name is 'Mr. Tuna'

My favorite food is fish, remember that for the future

My IM name is 'missluna', you can hit me after six"

[Interlude]

How you feelin' right now?

Yes yes yes yes yes yes

Come, Seymour, we have things to do!

(How you feeling right now?)

And just like everything in life

Things grow, people grow

And people grow apart

It's like some things were just never meant to be

You see?

But, then again

Maybe

Some things are

[Verse 3]

You know today gonna be the coolest

And you know how far your school is

Know how dangerous the flu is, so button up your coat

And finish off your breakfast, you know how important fuel is

Food is to human as buoyancy's to boat

I knew this, everyday we gotta go through this

And I ask why you quote, 'cause I'm your father Lucas

Pop, last night I was lookin over the futures

Commodities is felon, rental properties is sellin

The bio tech market share is at its hugest

I think we should ride this wave, we can't re-invent the Rubik's

Woah, we should of played her more music

Lucas, dear, why is your bookbag full of tulips

[Outro]

Umm, well Ma, you see there's this girl, you know

And I was thinking that I may walk to her, you know

Try and talk to her

Discuss different things that were taught to her

And see what makes her tick

You know? You know Mama?

## References

1. ↑ "And He Gets The Girl (Lupe Fiasco Music Video)". *YouTube*. April 21, 2008.