Gillingham Football Club: You Rock My World

Whether it's your wife, girlfriend, person you have a crush on, or in my case, a football team, most people can relate to the lyrics of "You Rock My World" by the late Michael Jackson.

No doubt, people can relate to the lyrics of almost any of MJ's songs, but for me, when listening to "You Rock My World," apart from the brilliant talent of Michael Jackson, only one thing springs to mind: Gillingham Football Club.

I have been a lifelong Gillingham fan and, like most other devout followers of the Gills, I think it's safe to say Gillingham FC has certainly rocked my world.

And when going through the lyrics of this song, after every verse, I can always seem to relate to my beloved team in the third tier of English football.

So, here are the lyrics of "You Rock My World," heard through the ears of Yoosof Farah, a lifelong Gillingham supporter and season ticket holder:

My life will never be the same, because girl you came and changed, the way I walk, the way I talk...

Simply put, for anyone, your life will not be the same after supporting Gillingham Football Club.

I cannot explain the things I feel for you, but girl you know it's true, stay with me, fulfil my dreams, and I'll be all you need...

Words cannot describe the enduring love a Gill will have for his team. But stay with them, because your dreams may not be fulfilled, but at least you'll get a trip to Wembley Stadium and will see the star-studded cast of Aston Villa right before your very eyes.

You rocked my world you know you did, and everything I own I give, the rarest love who'd think I'd find, someone like you to call mine.

Well, like a lot of other fans, every bit of money I owned I gave to the Gills. This way, I could follow them wherever they may go. And of course, like anyone, supporting Gillingham has definitely rocked my world.

In time I knew that love would bring, this happiness to me, I tried to keep my sanity, I waited patiently...

All frickin' season is how long we Gillingham fans waited (perhaps not so patiently, though) to find out whether our team could achieve instant promotion back up to English football's third tier. But we knew if we kept the faith and continued to love those players, it would bring happiness in the end—and so it did on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at Wembley Stadium.

Girl you know it seems, my life is so complete, a love that's true because of you, keep doing what you do...

Well, my life (for the time being) is complete now that the Gills set out to do what they were meant to: achieve instant promotion back up to League One. And if they could keep the promotions coming...

(Repeat of chorus, then) Girl I know that this is love, I felt the magic in the air, and girl I'll never get enough, that's why I always have to have you here...

No explanation needed. That is Yoosof Farah's love of Gillingham Football Club summed up right there.

(Chorus again) You rocked my world you know you did, and everything I own I give, the rarest love who'd think I'd find, someone like you to call mine.

And that is my love of Gillingham Football Club, epitomized through the brilliance of Michael Jackson.

*Note: These are not the full lyrics of the song. Some verses have been omitted.

R.I.P. Michael Jackson, the King of Pop.