If you like the way I'm thinkin' baby wink at it
I may be skinny at times but I'm fat fulla rhymes
Pass me the mic and I'm a grab at it
Well, isn't it delicious, crazy way that I'm kissin'
'Cause baby listen to this, don't wanna miss it while it's hittin'
Sometimes you gotta fit in to get in
But don't ever quit cause soon I'm gonna let you in but see
�You ready to do this, Pinky?� AJ asked.
�Yeah I�m ready. I wish ya�ll would leave me and my pink shirt alone,� I said but I was thinking, �Fuck you, man!� I don�t talk like that though, it�s not Christian. We�re in Pittsburgh, Pa getting ready for soundcheck with some fans. I gotta put my game face on. Gotta be the lovable, adorable, cute Brian everyone expects. It�s can be a little tiring.
�Yeah leave him alone AJ. . . he�s a �tough guy�,� Nick said from behind me. One look over my shoulder and I could see he was making fun of me by flexing his muscles and making funny faces.
�Come on Nick, I like this shirt. Leighanne bought it for me,� I said. As soon as the words were out of my mouth I knew it was the wrong thing to say. They just continued to tease me. I stuck my tongue out at them and moved across the stage.
�You guys ready for me to let them in?� Dave, the stage manager asked us.
�Yeah let �em in,� Kevin replied answering for everyone as usual.
I watched the fans file in. They were all giddy with excitement. There�s a little scurry for the best seats but no one gets hurt, thank God. They look up at us expectantly. I always feel like a caged animal at this point, like I�m in the zoo behind some glass or something. We start by singing a song. It�s a pretty nice group. Some of them are pretty nice to look at too.
I don't care what she might think about me
You can vibe without me if you want
I could be the one to take her home
Baby we could rock the night alone
If we never get down it wouldn't be a let down
But sugar don't forget what you already know
I could be the one to turn you out
We could be the talk across the town
Don't judge me by the color, confuse it for another
You might regret what you let slip away
Like the geek in the pink
Like the geek in the pink, pink, pink
The geek in the pink, yeah
Sometimes I really hate being �cute�. Puppies are cute. Kittens and bunnies and Baylee are cute. I�m a grown man. I�m not �cute�. What does every fan say when they see me? �Aaawww Brian is sooooo cute!� I hate that! Oh someone has a question for me better pay attention.
�Hi Brian, you�re so cute! You�re my favorite��
Why?! Ok I gotta respond and gotta make it good. . . . and finish with a cheesy grin. That was good. They all seemed to love it. That�s all that really matters after all. I know I�m feeding into the �cute� typecast that I�ve been given but that�s what they expect. Isn�t it?
Why do all of my fans look like they�re fresh out of elementary school? It seems like AJ and Nick get all the hotties. Yeah I�m married but I�m not blind. I love my wife very much but sometimes. . . . it just feels nice to know I can still land a hottie.
Man look at the blonde in the second row eyeing Nick. Yeah she looks like his type. She�s really hot. I don�t think anyone can tell where I�m looking with these glasses on. I hope they can�t, anyway.
I�m tired of everyone thinking I�m so innocent and pious. Sometimes I want to be the bad boy like AJ or the heartthrob like Nick. Even Kevin pulls in some seriously gorgeous women and he�s just as married as I am. But he�s got that whole tall, dark, brooding and mysterious thing going for him. He ain�t all that mysterious. He�s real obvious when he let�s one rip on the bus.
Meanwhile I�m short and cute. . . oh wait no, I�m short and �sooo� cute. Grrr! I wish that blonde knew what I was thinking about right now. I�m sure it would rock her socks off. Oh another song!
Well this relationship fodder don't mean to bother nobody
But Cupid's automatic musta fired multiple shots at her
Because she fall in love too often that's what the matter
At least I talk about it keep a pattern of flattery and
She was starin' through the doorframe
Eyeing me down like already a bad boyfriend
Well she can get her toys outta the drawer then
Cause I ain't comin' home I don't need that attention, see
I don't care what she might think about me
You'll get by without me if she wants
I could be the one to take her home
Baby we could rock the night alone
If we never get down it wouldn't be the let down
But sugar don't forget what you already know
I could be the one to turn you out
We could be the talk across the town
Don't judge it by the color, confuse it for another
You might regret what you let slip away
She�s pretty cute and she�s checkin� me oh wait. . . her t-shirt says, �Property of Kevin Richardson� well there ya go with that. Man that girl with the light eyes on the side is gorgeous! She�s burning a hole right through me too! Well maybe I can still land a hottie after all. She�s saying something to her friend.
After years of trying to figure out what fans were mouthing to me from the front row, I�ve gotten got at reading lips. Howie can too but I think I�m better at it. So my little hottie just said, �Is he looking at me?� Her friend said �Yeah he is!� Yeah I�m looking at you babe! She replied, �I can not believe that AJ is staring at me! I love him!�
I look to my left and sure enough AJ is standing about five feet away from me looking in her general direction. I couldn�t tell if he was actually looking at her or what. Damnit!
All of my fans look they can�t even vote yet. It�s just not fair. It�s because I�m �sooo cute� and non-threatening looking. I remember when Nick was the cute and non-threatening looking one. This pink shirt really isn�t helping me either. They underestimate me. They think I can�t turn them on. If only they knew.
Hey baby look at me go
From zero to hero
You better take it from a geek like me
I can save you from unoriginal dum-dums
Who wouldn't care if you com...plete him or not
So what I've got a short attention span
A coke in my hand
Because I'd rather have the afternoon, relax and understand
My hip hop and flip-flops it don't stop with the light rock
A shot to mock you kinda puts me in the tight spot
The hype is nothing more than hoo-ha so I'm
Developing a language and I'm callin' it my own
So take a peek into the speaker and you'll see what I mean
That on the other side the grass is greener
They don�t know what I�m capable of! They think Nick would be the best lover but they don�t know where he learned it. They think that Kevin has the longest tongue, but I�m his cousin, mine is just as long. I just choose not to show it off the way he does. I can probably work mine better anyway. I wish they wouldn�t underestimate me and cast me as the cute brother type.
Freakin� Howie has the Latin chicas but he�s basically in the same boat as me. It�s definitely AJ, Kevin and Nick with all the hotties. Is this a height thing? If it is that�s messed up. I�m just glad that Leighanne didn�t let my height or lack thereof get in our way. I know I knocked her socks off!! That was a fun night, too. She called me �cutie� this morning when I put this shirt on. It doesn�t sound so bad when she says it. It doesn�t sound like she�s talking about a puppy either. I love that woman. Ok one more song, the group photo and then we�re out of here!
I don't care what she might think about me
You'll get by without me if you want
I could be the one to take you/her home
Baby we could rock the night alone
If we never get down it wouldn't be the let down
But sugar don't forget what you already know
I could be the one to turn you out/on
We could be the talk across the town
Don't judge it by the color, confuse it for another
You might regret what you let slip away
Like the geek in the pink
Well, I'm the geek in the pink, yo pink pink
Geek is the color for fall, I'm the geek in the pink yeah
So I'm the geek yo, in the pink yo.
Hahaha, y'all geek is the new color for fall
I'm the geek in the pink
�Hey Pinky, where were you today? You seemed preoccupied,� AJ asked coming to stand next to me as the fans reluctantly filed out of the pavilion.
�Just thinking, nothing important,� I said as I replayed my thoughts in my head. Aaaaww man, I�ll be saying an extra long prayer tonight. I looked down and noticed two fans hanging back. I nudged AJ who turned to look. They were heavy in their own conversation which looked like they were planning something. One said to the other, �You do it!� She replied, �We�ll do it together!�
They turned to face us they looked to be at least legal. When they saw we were watching them they seemed to falter, almost losing their nerve to do whatever it was they were going to do. The one who decided that they would both do it poked the other one. Together they yelled,
�Brian we think you�re super cute!� and then they flashed us before turning and fleeing the scene laughing hysterically. AJ stood next to me with his mouth hanging slightly open. He made some comment but I didn�t hear him. Super cute, I thought. I�ll take �super cute�.per cute�.
