Stick to the Status Quo

"Stick to the Status Quo" is the 5th song in High School Musical and on the movie soundtrack. This song is about everyone telling their secrets. Zeke is baking, Martha Cox loves hip-hop, and a skater dude plays the cello. Throughout the song, each group tells how the rebel should "stick to the status quo". Sharpay chimes in too, saying "this is not what she planned". Ryan then sings with her, stating that he could not agree more.

Lyrics
Zeke:

You can bet

There's nothin' but net

When I am in a zone and on a roll

But I've got a confession

My own secret obsession

And it's making me lose control

Jocks:

Everybody gather 'round

Zeke (spoken):

Well if Troy can tell his secret than I can tell mine...I bake

Chad (spoken):

What?

Zeke (spoken):

I love to bake! Strudels, scones, even apple pandowdy

Jocks:

Not another sound

Zeke (spoken):

Someday I hope to make the perfect crème brûlée

Jocks:

No, no, no, nooooooooooo

No, no, no

Stick to the stuff you know

If you wanna be cool

Follow one simple rule

Don't mess with the flow, no no

Stick to the status quo

Martha Cox:

Look at me

And what do you see

Intelligence beyond compare

But inside I am stirring

Something strange is occurring

It's a secret I need to share

Brainiacs:

Open up, dig way down deep

Martha (spoken):

Hip hop is my passion! I love to pop and lock and jam and break!

Brainiac (spoken):

Is that even legal?

Brainiacs:

Not another peep

Martha (spoken):

It's just dancing. Sometimes I think it's cooler than homework.

Brainiacs:

No, no, no, noooooooooo

No, no, no

Stick to the stuff you know

It is better by far

To keep things as they are

Don't mess with the flow, no no

Stick to the status quo

Skaterdude:

Listen well

I'm ready to tell

About a need that I cannot deny

Dude, there's no explanation

For this awesome sensation

But I'm ready to let it fly

Dudes &amp; Dudettes:

Speak your mind and you'll be heard

Skaterdude (spoken):

Alright, if Troy wants to be a singer then I'm coming clean! I play the cello!

Dude 1 (spoken):

Awesome!

What is it?

A saw!

Skaterdude (spoken):

No, dude, it's like a giant violin!

Dudes &amp; Dudettes:

Not another word

Dude 1 (spoken):

Do you have to wear a costume?

Skaterdude (spoken):

Coat and tie

Dudes &amp; Dudettes:

No, no, no, nooooooooooo

No, no, no

Stick to the stuff you know

If you wanna be cool

Follow one simple rule

Don't mess with the flow, no no

Stick to the status quoooooooo

Jocks, Brainiacs, &amp; Dudes:

No, no, no

Stick to the stuff you know

It is better by far

To keep things as they are

Don't mess with the flow, no no

Stick to the status quo

Sharpay:

This is not what I want.

This is not what planned.

And I just gotta say, I do not understand.

Something is really...

Ryan:

Something's not right

Sharpay:

Really wrong

Sharpay &amp; Ryan:

And we gotta get things

Back where they belong

We can do it

Skaterdude:

Gotta play

Dudes &amp; Dudettes:

Stick with what you know

Sharpay &amp; Ryan:

We can do it

Martha Cox:

Hip hop hooray

Brainiacs:

She has got to go

Sharpay &amp; Ryan:

We can do it

Zeke:

Crème Brûlée

Jocks:

Keep your voice down low

Jocks, Brainiacs &amp; Dudes/Dudettes:

Not another peep

No, not another word

No, not another sound

No

Sharpay:

Everybody quiet!

Gabriella (spoken):

Why is everybody staring at you?

Taylor (spoken):

Not me, you.

Gabriella (spoken):

Because of the callbacks? I can't have people staring at me. I really can't.

Jocks, Brainiacs, Skaterdudes &amp; dudettes:

Noooooooooooooo, no, no, no

Sick to the stuff you know

If you want to be cool

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No, no, no

Stick to the stuff you know

It is better by far

To keep things as they are

Don't mess with the flow, no no

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Stick to the status

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