Cliffside

Intro: A new year, a new decade, and new graduating class left students unaffected to the changes that these 3 things brought. People failed to see how different Cliffside Park High School became over the years. “I wasn’t even aware of the fact that we no longer had a band until I went to a football game and found myself staring at an empty field during halftime, “said Vanessa Guzman. Students faced the new decade with certain spunk and instead of accepting things easily, they set out to make even more changes. They fought for their rights on certain subjects such as: going out to lunch, making changes in the yearbook, and having the gates unlocked… “Why should we settle for rules we don’t necessarily agree with?” Yent The time has come So, let’s start breaking out The time is now I think I’m hearing Cliffside shout There’s no one normal or In nearby towns We rule these streets So, if we want, we’ll bring it down A place to find We’re not that blind We’ll see all there is to see We’ll be all there is to be We’ll always fight to be free You’ll never take us down I once was told the water we drink is bad On top of that They think we can’t subtract or add I feel the fire burning deep within my heart I’ll shout real load Cause I believe this is my part A place to find We’re not that blind We’ll see all there is to see We’ll be all there is to be We’ll always fight to be free You’ll never take us down I wish some of us could Break out of these walls I’ll do my best to reach out and answer the call Don’t sit and tell me you know Because I know that you don’t You know I’ll challenge that thought I don’t what you’ve been taught If you can only just see, the other place To be Maybe then that you’ll understand A place to find We’re not that blind We’ll see all there is to see We’ll be all there is to be We’ll always fight to be free You’ll never, ever take us down Yent