Kira Isabella - Quarterback Lyrics






It was Friday night and the lights were shinning
Everyone was sitting in the stands
He was being scouted by a big time college
She played trumpet in the marching band
In the parking lot, when the game was over
She had a bus to ride
When he pulled up in his buddy's truck
And the door swung open wide

He was the quarterback
Smile at her, imagine that
How do you explain the star of the game
And the no name girl from the freshman class

She got out at a bonfire party
Never had a drink before
But he held it to her lips and she took her first sip
And before she knew it, she had three more

She always heard that a girls first time,
Is a memory she'll never forget
She found out the hard way about love
When she saw those pictures on the internet

He was the quarterback
Smile at her, imagine that
Who you gonna blame the star of the game
Or the no name girl in the freshman class
He was the quarterback
Smile at her, imagine that
Who you gonna blame, the star of the game
Or the no name girl in the marching band

Oooh-Oooh

Monday morning when the word got out
Everybody picked a side
He had the school and the whole town too
And she had nothing but the truth inside

He was the quarterback
Smile at her, imagine that
Who you gonna blame, the star of the game
Or the no name girl in the freshman class
He was the quarterback
Lied to her, imagine that
He was the quarterback
She was in the freshman class
He was the quarterback
Yeah
Who you gonna blame the star of the game
Or the no name girl in the freshman class





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  1. M.... S....

    Thank you Kira for this beautiful song, I never been to this situation but I can't imagine the emotional and social torture and pain of those girls who had been to this situation it's sad but true and this is happening even worse blaming and shaming the real victim. Bless all those girls who made it through and those who didn't, it's not the end for you cheer up Queen the best revenge is to show those dickheads how they are such an excuse for humanity.

  2. M.... 2....

    i love this ending

  3. D.... K....

    I usually don't like country but this is one of best songs that I have ever heard. so good

  4. C.... G....

    Story time: Good story, don't worry. :)

    I'm not from the US, so this genre of music i have never been introduced to. (Idk what genre this is, but the only one i know that is similar is like country? Which i was never into.)

    So i listen to foreign music, and slowly being introduced to English etc. My roommate, like my sister, and i were at Walmart looking around. She went to the bathroom while i was looking around by myself. I standing in the makeup isle, and they have crazy random music playing. Random like Spanish, and then rave music. Weird.

    So I'm doing my thing, and i started to feel really chill all of a sudden and i was getting into it but i didn't know why. The second chorus of this song starts, and it was the first time i realized i was getting really into it.

    I'm sitting in Walmart thinking "wtf, this is a really good song."

    I pull out my phone just as it's over with the final chorus and i type the words of it in. Luckily i found it right away. My roommate/sister came back and i was all excited.

    "I found a country like song i like." She gives me the wtf look. "Wow."

    Now I'm sure i have the genre wrong, but i thought it was a funny story. This is the first time I've listened to it since then, and i was not disappointed.

  5. J.... L....

    This song is so Beautiful!!!!😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

  6. a.... f....

    Does this story remind anyone else of Justin and Hannah from 13 Reasons Why?

  7. G.... F....

    It's utterly disgusting that people with any form of power think they can do certain things, and get away with it for years, decades, or even their whole life time. Anyone with power, such as politicians, big boss managers, quarterbacks & queen bees, people who have what others don't, feel they can take advantage of the quote-unquote "lesser people, inferior people,'' and get away with it. Whether it's sexual harassment, rape, emotional torment, physical abuse, or all of the above, it is totally wrong to do these things, and that these people are admired and loved by fans, until they see the dark truth, and their respective careers goes down the toilet. Never feel ashamed to speak up, because someone is listening.

  8. K.... F....

    Definitely like this ending better

  9. A.... ....

    Can I just say that the quarterback in this video is ugly as hell?

  10. K.... M....

    i honestly would love this if it was made into a movie

  11. J.... B....

    Actually got to message her and talk with her about this video and I told her it was amazing and how I as a guy have went through this she told me it will get better and to start writing it down and try to become a voice for those in my small town

  12. K.... ....

    This makes me think of To All the Boys I've Loved Before..

  13. M.... M....

    Powerful song. Powerful.

  14. J.... L....

    😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

  15. J.... L....

    This song makes me cry!!!!!!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  16. J.... L....

    This song makes me cry!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  17. A.... S....

    I so hope that if and when I have a daughter, I will be able to raise her to love herself so much and respect herself so much and realize how priceless she is. I hope I will be able to raise her not to idolize popular classmates, to realize that a position on a sports team tossing a ball around doesn't make the person special..... I hope I raise her to focus on the person inside instead and the way they behave rather than what they appear to be on the outside. I hope that she holds out for someone who legitimately loves her rather than some loser just hoping to score.

  18. B.... L....

    Love it sad that I can really happen these days

  19. L.... R....

    this song is important

  20. R.... ....

    This story is really horrifying. First of all you can't consent to sex when under the influence and in some states you can't consent to having sex in the first place until the age of 16 or even 18. As a freshmen this girl is 14 or 15 so definitely under the age to consent in a lot of places even when not drunk. Then there are the pictures. If that guy is 18 which he could be as a senior those pictures could be considered child pornography. That this is a story that many people live is something I don't want to believe and it breaks my heart.

  21. J.... L....

    3 years ago In 2014, When I was at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Elementary School, Where I saw this YouTube Advertisement and this song is beautiful & look for this song on YouTube. That song gets stuck in my head whenever I keep listening to it.

    I started listening to this song since I watch this in IEP class, where I'm in Ms. Zurzolo's class and this song makes me cry because, It's beautiful!!!! 😢😭

  22. L.... M....

    Not gonna lie... I'm bawling like a baby! That song definitely tugged on a few heartstrings like too many times a girl is called a liar b/coz of a guys status in school or vice versa and I'm glad that this video ended this way coz I was picturing a much sadder ending xx

  23. T.... B....

    I would have killed him tbh 😔😔😓😓😣🔪🔪🔪

  24. J.... M....

    I love this song but it is so sad. I want to cry ever time I hear it

  25. X.... ....

    Really love this song and I would take the girls side. Maybe she slept with him, but posting pictures of it..that is just an asshole-move!!

  26. S.... T....

    This song perpetuates tired stereotypes. Typical for country music unfortunately.

  27. C.... R....

    I heard this song for the first time about thirty minutes ago and now I'm in love with it.

  28. B.... C....

    I had a similar situation happen to me in high school. This song and video are so perfect and I think everyone needs to see this video.

  29. J.... L....

    3 years ago, I started listening to this song since 2014 when I'm in Grade 7 in Ms. Zurzolo's class.

    This song makes me cry because of my memories in 2014.

    I miss my old memories in 2014, where I'm in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School.

  30. K.... A....

    I wasnt miss popular in school by no means. I was always very guarded espically when one of the older guys pay attention to me.

  31. C.... T....

    Her cheek bones are so amazing😍😍

  32. A.... H....

    This relates to someone who goes to my school he got away from it sadly 😭😪

  33. B.... L....

    I feel for kira, how rough times had to be then... :(

  34. A.... p....

    wait so what is the meaning of this story i mean I sorta understand but I need help on the full picture

  35. M.... S....

    This happened to me, but sadly they stayed on his side.

  36. S.... C....

    Love the song but the band uniform and the shako position make me cringe

    S.... C....

    Ty Graham looks like something from a 1a band

    S.... C....

    Steven Chambers I'm in a 1a band. Ours are better, but I cringed too.

  37. T.... D....

    99.9% of the time I don't like country music but this is a good song.

  38. A.... E....

    Love you Hayley <3

  39. U.... ....

    this basically happened to my little sister at age 16. I was on the football team, I was a defenseman. we were throwing a big party to celebrate our victory, and our QB roofied my sisters drinks without her realizing it. when the rest of our team found out, lets just say that a good beating ensued.

    U.... ....

    @Amanda Robertson not exactly the sharpest knife in the block 

    U.... ....

    Apparently.

    U.... ....

    oh crap. the guy must've been extremely dumb,considering you're her brother

    U.... ....

    UPTHERA I'm so sorry.

    U.... ....

    Glad u defended her!

  40. U.... ....

    this is about date rape

    U.... ....

    fucken ridiculous dude gets drunk=rape girl gets drunk=victim. She just a dumb ho.

    U.... ....

    @MrJizzmonkeys so what your saying, is that if this were to happen to your mother or your sister, that would make them dumb hos 

    U.... ....

    MrJizzmonkeys she is not a hoe she didn't know or plan for it to happen bc I don't think anyone does if they get raped so it is the guys fault

  41. S.... B....

    This is one of my absolute favorite songs and I'm sad your not on Pandora Kira

    S.... B....

    Savannah Bailey omg i always look for her they never put her on

  42. S.... 7....

    Some people find that this song stereotypes male athletes, but it's sad how often this happens. It happened to a girl in 9th grade at a catholic high school in Guelph, Ontario. It was act of getting back at his own friend. She was 13 years old  and had to change schools due to humiliation.

  43. E.... ....

    part of this is girls need to stop going for the douche bag popular star....they most likely all have bad reps that are well known, yet girls still go for them......then cry when the rep proves true and they get hurt as I'm sure their friends warn them about. don't act like it isn't true either. I've been the nice guy who girls cry to in the friend zone seeing this shit happen except with hockey players instead of quarterbacks (same type of rep) some girls need to be told "i told you so".

    E.... ....

    Wow victim blaming and playing the feel sorry for me I'm in the friend zone card. That's pretty pathetic!

  44. B.... ....

    The quarter back is l for lee it looks like it

  45. S.... R....

    Thanks for your music, lets other people know we are not alone and it's okay to fell the way we do and Okay to stand up for ourself thanks no big shot will ever make me fell little again thanks Kira

  46. T.... C....

    I usually don't like country music but this song has an extremely deep meaning behind it which is why it will always be one of my favourites. This song isn't necessarily targeting quarterbacks, it's targeting guys that use girls that were genuinely into them and leak their nudes after they're done using them.

  47. L.... R....

    what a nice song and I want to meet the singer if she can come to north bay😊

  48. C.... I....

    What an absolute, insulting, pandering stupid song. Making it seem like all kids who play QB are p.o.s. date rapists. She should be ashamed of herself. Anything for money. This song rapes the integrity of all the good, honest football players that play the game they love. Disgraceful.

    C.... I....

    +CENTRAL ILLINOIS AVENGERS Football Team this is based on a true story about an incident that took place in  Steubenville, so its not stereotyping anything.

    C.... I....

    @Mahanoor Mahanoor stupid song. Bad singing. Terrible music. Country used to be good music. Now it is this crybaby pandering crap.

    C.... I....

    lol. someones an ass XD

    oh well. im alergic to shit. so i cant stay long.

    C.... I....

    You're right not all QB's are piece of shit rapists, varsity swimmers are too!

    C.... I....

    Had friends and family that played football they never did this. But the song isnt about football players. Hell anyone can date rape someone.

  49. N.... B....

    I've dated a 'player', age 14. Never got sexual or anything... but everybody picked his side and I was left crying. Thank you for writing this, Kira. It reminds me that I'm so much better than what he thought.

  50. T.... W....

    great song.

  51. R.... C....

    nice job

  52. J.... S....

    69 people are the quarterback.

  53. p.... s....

    your song is just amazing i love it so much
    when i hear it i dream and i am on a cloud continue i love your music style ;)

  54. D.... O....

    is video has a deep meaning, more people should see it and I think that they should behave like that, I don't mean tha boy or the girl, I mean the people at the end, when friends from school cover her back. Sorry if my English ain't perfect, I'm from Italy and I just wanted to share my thoughts..

    D.... O....

    My exact thoughts. I went through this and no one had my back except my two best friends and my grandparents even my entire family took his side. So sad this happens !

    D.... O....

    I mean this is the nicest way possible! Your family is stupid it has trust issues

  55. S.... S....

    Kira is coming to my home town on Saturday, and I would love to meet her and tell her how much This song has helped me this year..
    I was sexually assulted by the same guy (who was supposed to be a trusted athority figure in my life) 6 times.
    Myself along with a few others are now fighti g him in court.
    I hope my ending is just as good as Hers.
    her music saved my life..

    S.... S....

    I'm sorry you had to go through that it must have been awful. Did you end up seeing her show?

  56. J.... C....

    i love this song!!!! i think guys like that deserve to get there asses beat by the damn defensive line!!

  57. M.... F....

    Great song. It's nice to see young artists with good music that has meaning behind it. And great idea for a music video as well!

    I was so happy when I heard this song because I play trumpet in my school's band. There have been rumors about me that were spread by someone I trusted. I can really relate <3

    I kinda feel like this song is about me, even though it's not.

  58. K.... A....

    I love it check out dancing girls nakyla and Kylee plzz😘😝😝😝

  59. M.... ....

    I feel like this deserves more views than 'Anaconda' or 'Gangnam Style' because this actually has a message behind it. Not sexualizing woman's bodies or ridiculous dance moves. I have been in a similar situation before, not involving sex considering I'm still young, but I'm not getting into detail. Thankfully it ended like this and I called him out of these ridiculous rumours that he spread. The entire school was on my side. But it didn't end like this for a girl I knew. She committed suicide three weeks ago because of pictures getting leaked. 

    People are so quick to pick someones side due to their popularity status. It's pathetic.

    M.... ....

    @MegansAnimals  That is so true we have had girls at our school do that because of those reasons

    M.... ....

    Megsy I completely agree

  60. K.... N....

    Love u Kira. Amazing voice and such a beautiful song.

  61. k.... d....

    This song is very good. It teaches a good lesson

  62. G.... ....

    How the hell is this not availible in my country? Kira is canadian!!!

  63. J.... S....

    To bad it really doesn't end up like that. It usually ends up with a broken hart and a harsh lesson in the reality of how things are.

    J.... S....

    +John Sexton If it makes you feel better, there's another video with a less happy ending -arches eyebrow-. I get what you mean though.

  64. B.... D....

    see guys are like that they make u do thing u dont want then they take picture's and put them online

    B.... D....

    Not all guys are Like that. But then again they are out there.

    B.... D....

    Yes SOME GUYS are like that but SOME GIRLS are also like that.

    B.... D....

    Baby Daye not all guys

    B.... D....

    Baby Daye I personally didn’t see evidence of rape but taking her picture and posting it was illegal and wrong. Not all guys are like this though

  65. s.... ....

    I love the song and the truth it brings in some situations but if I could change one line in the song it would be instead of,

    "She had nothing but the truth inside"

    To

    " She had nothing but a baby inside"

    Much more realistic for 2014.

  66. G.... H....

    She is a good singer and the song is good too. I love her music!

  67. F.... ....

    Lol the world is ending

  68. N.... ....

    This is so sad but true. Man this is literally High School put in a song

  69. M.... ....

    This is all too real...

  70. H.... ....

    This is probably the Band Geek in me talking, but, that girl looks SOOO good in the band uniform. 

  71. S.... D....

    This is a great song!

  72. B.... ....

    I like the style of the song.  But the subject bothers me.  The video makes it look like the school sides with her at the end and believes her over his lies.  But the lyrics would not make me think that.  This is becoming too often true except the popular kids turn and bully the unpopular and it can lead to suicides.  For those reasons I don't like the song.

    B.... ....

    There's an alternate ending to the music video if you look it up online.   They decided to make two different videos for the two ways it could end.

  73. A.... E....

    This is such a good song!!! :D

    A.... E....

    Abbey Emerton
    This song makes me cry because of my memories in the past since Grade 7 in Elementary School and when I was in IEP class in 2014!!!!!!😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  74. P.... M....

    A real country singer, refreshing and long awaited for.  Perhaps Country Radio will break this amazing Artist for her genuine artistry...something that seems to be missing on today's country radio. Someone put the rock into today's country radio, but Kira's vocal work tromps all over that with a genuine country feel.  Great job Kira.  Hats off to the Producer's who get you.  Pat Melfi, StarPointe Records

  75. b.... ....

    Sean and Delbert?

  76. H.... M....

    Am I the only one who wanted to see her knock him the fuck out?

  77. K.... B....

    this is so sad.. like you can't trust people anymore..

  78. I.... M....

    Solid song, solid  message, don't  be a ass. 

  79. S.... S....

    That's really good love u Kira

  80. 7.... ....

    "That's why her hair is so big... It's full of secrets!"

  81. d.... ....

    The outcome usually is she is the one to blame. I like the message and wished the ending was more this way in real life.

  82. M.... T....

    This is a brave, important, and powerful song. Painful but still empowering, i hope this helps anyone who went thru this to not feel alone

  83. S.... A....

    I adore this song!!!!💕💕💕💕 I love Kira Isabella she is my idol and I don't know what I would do without kira inspiring me to become what I want to become!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️ THANK YOU👏👏👏👏✌️✌️❤️❤️❤️

  84. T.... J....

    I didn't realize the true meaning of this song until i watched the video actually. I love it, 

  85. J.... E....

    In my school it's the marching band boys who are popular....and he tricked me, pretended to be my friend and led me on, then left me because he didn't want to mess up his chances with a girl he liked. It's sad that once your labeled one of the 'beautiful girls' you're no longer a girl, and no one wants you for anything other than your body.

    J.... E....

    Society is just so twisted into going for jesabelles instead of nice genuine people.

  86. B.... ....

    I think this song is based on the Stuebenville rape incident in Ohio

  87. M.... B....

    This is a good song for young girls to listen to. Its sad that we live in a world where girls Have to always be cautioned because more responsibility and accountability isn't put on the males.

    M.... B....

    I agree. Cause being a highschool student mtself in thsi day and age. It is harder for some of us to not get in trouble especially when we were part of it and if it involved a Jock or a popular well known guy or girl. Us unpopular or us who aren't jocks get in trouble. Believe me i have been through it. Guys at my highschool can't respect girls now. It is terrible

  88. D.... ....

    Gods, what a depressing song.... through it works out in the end. Thank you.

  89. T.... M....

    If anybody is interested ThinkProgress did an article about the song. The Story Behind ‘Quarterback,’ The Country Song About Date Rape: http://thinkprogress.org/culture/2014/08/15/3471950/the-story-behind-quarterback-country-song-date-rape/

  90. C.... R....

    The fact that so many commentors don't understand what's going on in this video really speaks for the way we treat rape as a non-issue in America

    C.... R....

    It wasent rape it was both of them consentially having sex he did do somthing illegel when posting those pictures but thats the only thing that she didnt approve she wanted to have sex he did not force her

    C.... R....

    Just sayin, she's Canadian.

    C.... R....

    Gabbie, it is definitely rape. They said she's a freshman--she is 14 or 15, meaning she cannot legally consent to sex period. The song said the boy was being scouted by colleges, meaning he is at least 17 (legal age of consent in most states) or 18, meaning it is, at the very least, statutory rape. It is illegal for them both to drink. The song said HE tipped the drink to her lips and before she knew it she had three more. That's a lot for a little girl who has never drank before. He clearly purposefully lowered her inhibitions and that amount of alcohol could easily disrupt her ability to speak or protest physically or verbally. This. Is. Rape. Not recognizing this only backs up what Crystal said.

    Though, considering he took pictures of it, that is proof of his crime and hopefully they were used to put him in prison. Don't need a verbal confession when there's photographic proof that he raped her ;)

    C.... R....

    Gabbie Grey He fed her drinks, knowing her tolerance would be low since she's never drank before and she was legally incapable of consent

    C.... R....

    @Gabbie Grey Sorry, this is late but this was definitely rape. First off, she was not old enough to have sex and legally consent, but that isn't even the most important part. He took advantage of her by having her drink so he could have sex with her and that is definitely rape by law in almost every state. While it was illegal to take those pictures and post them, that is just part of the problem.


    https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/beer-pong-body-shots-keg-stands-alcohol-central-to-college-and-assault/2015/06/14/7430e13c-04bb-11e5-a428-c984eb077d4e_story.html?utm_term=.7c8864e24e3c


    https://www.fremstadlaw.com/drunken-sex-rape/

  91. K.... A....

    If more endings were like this video. Hell, if these songs and videos DIDN'T need to exist that would be better!

  92. D.... V....

    I just need to clear it up cuz I'm still not sure after watching the whole song and still a little confused. He was the quaterback right?? 

    D.... V....

    Yes he was the quarterback

  93. S.... L....

    This song is amazing! Why aren't there more views??

    S.... L....

    @salaah khayr Honestly, you are seriously fucked up, man.

    S.... L....

    because it's a canadian artist that doesn't get coverage in the US

    S.... L....

    @salaah khayr You don't get your point across very well by insulting people.  Nazis killed millions of people, which has nothing to do with feminism.  By using the term you negate the horror that the Nazis caused with their actions.  And you make yourself sound like the eating Cheetos in his mother's basement female-hater you are.

    S.... L....

    @boospruce FYI she is Canadian and her record label isnt from Nashville lol...

    S.... L....

    @kerri blais she records there

  94. T.... ....

    Too bad everyone didn't stand behind the girl in Steubenville the way they stood by their precious football team.

  95. V.... B....

    Why hasn't this gotten more views?  

  96. L.... T....

    Ahh soo good, keep making music!  Please!

  97. V.... O....

    Oh wait, so he was an asshole?

    V.... O....

    No he was a fuking dinosaur(this is a joke)

  98. B.... L....

    Did she have sex or get raped

    B.... L....

    +Brooklyn Lebalnc she got raped i'm pretty sure

  99. L.... M....

    Lol once when some slut gave me nude broke I posted her nudes man what was her name I think it was Amanda something