The Boys Are Back

High School Musical 3

Take it back to the place
Where you know it all began
We can be anything we wanna be
You can tell by the noise that
The boys are back again
Together making history

It's time to show how
To be a superhero
Just like a showdown
We'll spit them out like DeNiro
We're the best
No doubt
Do it like we used to
This is our time
And I'm telling you, oh

The boys are back
The boys are back
The boys are back
Gonna do it again
Gonna wake up the neighborhood
The boys are back, yeah
The boys are back
Climbing up the walls
Anytime we want
The word is out
The boys are back

The boys are back
Back to save the day
The boys are back

Keep coming with the right win
The fight every single time
Undefeated here in our house, yeah
We can rock
We can shock
Anytime we like
And tonight we're going all out

It's time to show how
To be a superhero
Just like a showdown
Put the pedal to the metal
We're the best
No doubt
Do it like we used to
This is our time
And I'm telling you, oh
(Look out)

The boys are back
The boys are back
The boys are back
Gonna do it again
Gonna wake up the neighborhood
The boys are back, yeah
The boys are back
Climbing up the walls
Anytime we want
The word is out
The boys are back

Here to change the world
To solve the mystery
About the battle
Save the girl
No one can stop us now
We're the ones that make the rules, oh

The boys are back
Oh, yeah

The boys are back
The boys are back
The boys are back
Gonna do it again
Gonna wake up the neighborhood
The boys are back, yeah
The boys are back
Climbing up the walls
Anytime we want
No need to worry, 'cause

The boys are back
The boys are back
(Look out now)
The boys are back
Gonna do it again
And we make it look good
The boys are back, yeah
The boys are back
Tearing down the walls
Anytime we want
I'm sure that you know by now
The boys are back


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    amazing song, amazing movie.

    sberubeeon November 06, 2008   Link

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