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The Wake Forest Sports National Anthem

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In this thread, we nominate songs that capture the Wake Forest sports fan experience, which is to say unimaginable, unpunctuated grief.

I believe that CCR's "Someday Never Comes" fits the bill, with lyrics like these (which, now that I've heard them, I am convinced were written about Wake Forest athletics):

First thing I remember was asking papa, why,
For there were many things I didn't know.
And daddy always smiled and took me by the hand,
Saying, someday you'll understand.

[Chorus]
Well, I'm here to tell you now, each and every mother's son,
That you better learn it fast, you better learn it young,
'Cause someday never comes.

Well, time and tears went by and I collected dust.
For there were many things I didn't know.
When daddy went away, he said, try to be a man,
And someday you'll understand.

Well, I'm here to tell you now, each and every mother's son,
That you better learn it fast, you better learn it young,
'Cause someday never comes.

And then one day in April, I wasn't even there,
For there were many things I didn't know.
A son was born to me. Mama held his hand,
Sayin' someday you'll understand.

Well, I'm here to tell you now, each and every mother's son,
That you better learn it fast, you better learn it young,
'Cause someday never comes
Ooo someday never comes.

Think it was September, the year I went away,
For there were many things I didn't know.
And I still see him standing, tryin' to be a man,
I said, someday you'll understand.

Well, I'm here to tell you now, each and every mother's son,
That you better learn it fast, you better learn it young,
'Cause someday never comes
Ooo someday never comes.

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What say ye?
 
How about something from The Man of La Mancha. Something about tilting at windmills, fighting hopeless battles, etc.
 
I nominate Bruce Springsteen's "Glory Days".
 
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I think the Wake Forest fight song is fine. Leave it be. On the other hand, we do tend to fuck ourselves constantly. So, maybe we should give serious consideration to make a hermaphrodite our new mascot.
 
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