Snap of her fingers
Tap of her shoe
Humming in the hallway
Like the sky’s brand new
She spins in the cereal aisle
Shopping cart crown
Bare feet
Big smile
They stare like she’s out of place
She just laughs
Draws stars on her face
Sings too loud at the bus stop
Makes up words when the beat drops
They whisper
“Why’s she act that way?”
She shrugs it off
But it chips away
She’s loud in the best way
Heart on replay
Dancing on the sidewalk
Turning every step into a parade
She’s loud in the best way
Can’t make her fade
She doesn’t wanna be your joke
She just wants to be okay
Loud in the best way
Her phone’s full of hometown photos
Old brick school and a corner taco
Friday nights on a cracked-up court
Barely any plans
Still never bored
Now it’s bigger crowds
Crowded trains
New friends
Same sideways gaze
When they roll their eyes at her happy song
She’s thinking ’bout the place she still belongs
She’s loud in the best way
Heart on replay
Dancing on the sidewalk
Turning every step into a parade
She’s loud in the best way
Can’t make her fade
She doesn’t wanna be your joke
She just wants to be okay
Loud in the best way
Do you ever feel like this?
Like you’re too much for this script?
All she’s asking
Simple truth
“Would you love me like they used to do?”
[Beat drops thinner
More vocal up front]
So clap if you’ve been that girl
Too bright for their little world
If you know how her heart aches
For the streets where her name’s safe
She’s loud in the best way
Heart on replay
Dancing on the sidewalk
Turning every step into a parade
She’s loud in the best way
Can’t make her fade
She doesn’t wanna be your joke
She just wants to be okay
Loud in the best way
Loud in the best way
