Fight for Me

"Fight for Me" is the third song of Act One of Heathers the Musical. Football jocks Ram Sweeney and Kurt Kelly try to beat up the new kid J.D., but he shocks the whole lunchroom by kicking their butts. Veronica Sawyer is impressed by J.D.’s strength and fearlessness, but also by his ability to cause havoc. After decrying cruelty and injustice in the first two songs, Veronica reveals a sly and slightly bloodthirsty side here too.

It’s telling that a lot of Veronica’s lyric consists of questions. It indicates both that she barely knows this kid, but also that deep down she questions whether violence, (however tempting) is the best way to solve the injustices at her school.

Lyrics
 [COMPANY]

Holy shit! Holy shit!

Holy shit! Holy shit!

Holy shit! Holy shit!

Holy shit! Holy shit!

Holy shit!

[VERONICA]

Why when you see boys fight

Does it look so horrible, yet

Feel so right?

I shouldn’t watch this crap

That’s not who I am

But with this kid

Damn

Hey, Mr. No-Name-Kid

So who might you be?

And could you fight for me?

And hey

Could you face the crowd?

Could you be seen with me

And still act proud?

Hey, could you hold my hand?

And could you carry me

Through No-Man’s Land?

It’s fine if you don’t agree

But I would fight for you

If you would fight for me

Let them drive us underground

I don’t care how far

You can set my broken bones

And I know CPR

Well, woah

You can punch real good

You’ve lasted longer than

I thought you would

So, hey, Mr. No-Name-Kid,

If some night you’re free

[VERONICA & COMPANY]

Wanna fight for me? (Holy shit)

If you’re still alive (Holy shit)

I would fight for you (Holy shit, holy shit)

If you would fight for me (Holy shit, holy shit, Holy shit, holy shit!)