Pointing Fingers

Pointing Fingers is a song performed by the Rydell High School student body in the Paramount+ original series, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies.

Overview[]

Tired of being blamed for the strict dress code and inability to wear jackets, the Pink Ladies took a stand at the Rydell football game. Olivia started off the song though Jane, Cynthia, and the T-Birds joined in. They didn't want to be blamed and encouraged the rest of the student body to take a stand against the problem - the administration - instead of pointing fingers at one another. Slowly, the rest of the student body joined in until they stole back the basket full of jackets and ended their number in front of Vice Principal McGee and Principal Nicholson with a flip of their middle fingers.^[1]

Lyrics[]

[Olivia]:
You think I'm the enemy
Boxing up identity
But that's all they want us to see
Divide us into pedigrees
We fight over everything
'Stead of going 'gainst the machine

We keep on pointing fingers
Ready to pull the trigger
Be careful what you say
It's a shame on our names when we play the blame game

[All]:
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, hey!
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, hey!
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, hey!
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

[Olivia & Jane]:
They want us to take the fall
Pinning us against the wall
Frame it like it's all of our fault
[Olivia]:
So they can ride into the sunset
Taking all our powers
Abusing, accusing teenagers like cowards

[Olivia, Jane, & Cynthia]:
We keep on pointing fingers
Ready to pull the trigger
Be careful what you say
It's a shame on our names when we play the blame game

[All]:
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, hey!
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, hey!
([Olivia]: No more pointing fingers)
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, hey!
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

[Olivia, Jane, & Cynthia]:
But we don't have to take it if we come together
[T-Birds]:
We don't have to take it we come together
[Olivia, Jane, & Cynthia]:
No, we don't have to take it if we come together
[Olivia]:
If we play the blame game, it's a surrender

([All]: Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, hey!)
No more pointing fingers
([Olivia, Jane, & Cynthia]: We don't have to take it if we come together)
[Cynthia]:
No more pointing fingers
[Olivia]:
No more pointing fingers

[All]
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, hey!
([Olivia]: No more pointing fingers)
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, hey!
(We don't have to take it if we come together)
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, hey!
([Olivia]: No more pointing fingers)
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh