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Why Me Waikiki
Central Park Cast, Kathryn Hahn & Emmy Raver – Lampman
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What happened?
I was thirteen. We were on vacation in Waikiki
All expenses paid. Grandpa won a contest
I was scared and so confused
Unfortunately, so was Grandma, too
So I went to the bathroom alone and shut the door
And asked my mom to coach me through
She said, "Just stick it up there"
I said, "Are you crazy, cuckoo?
How have you never warned me
That this is what I'm expected to do?"
Then under the door, a pad slid through
A gift from my mama, the best she could do
But all I could think was everyone
Was gonna see it, too
So I cried, "Why now Waikiki? Why, why?
Why me, Waikiki? Why, why?
Can you tell me what to do
'Cause my mom's no help or use
Why me, Waikiki? Why, why?
Why me, Waikiki? Why, why?"
But I trusted my mother
Knew all there was to know
And at first, no one noticed
I was packing a pad down below
Splashing all around
Feeling so alive
Just for a moment
Then I looked down and saw
My pad turned into a diaper
An ocean diaper
Like a big, wet, soggy
You know, like a, like a baby's diaper
My ocean diaper
Was waving in the wind
With my ocean diaper
I could no longer swim
So I screamed, "Why now Waikiki? Why, why?
Why me, Waikiki? Why, why?
Can you tell me what to do
'Cause my mom's no help or use
Why now Waikiki? Why, why?
Why me, Waikiki? Why, why?"
What was Grandma thinking?
Grandma didn't know better
No, Grandma never knew
Her mama never taught her
So she missed a step or two
I realized she just did her best, and as I grew
I gathered tools she never had so that I could teach you