diff --git a/lyricsnode/package.json b/lyricsnode/package.json
index 285f223..eac1d7f 100644
--- a/lyricsnode/package.json
+++ b/lyricsnode/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "3.3.4",
     "consolidate": "*",
-    "swig": "*"
+    "swig": "*",
+	"sqlite3": ">=2.1.15"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lyricsnode/routes/round.js b/lyricsnode/routes/round.js
index 64af49d..970a85a 100644
--- a/lyricsnode/routes/round.js
+++ b/lyricsnode/routes/round.js
@@ -1,6 +1,74 @@
 /*
  * main page
  */
+
+var sqlite3 = require('sqlite3');
+var path = require('path');
+var db;		// make it global
+
+/**
+ * db name
+ */
+function dbName()
+{
+	return path.join(__dirname, '../../db/lyrics.sq3');
+}
+
+/**
+ * turn a phrase into a list of acronyms
+ */
+function acronymize(phrase)
+{
+	var letters = [];
+	phrase.split(' ').forEach(function(elem, idx, array) {
+		letters.push(elem[0].toUpperCase());
+	})
+
+	return letters.join('');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pick a song
+ */
+function getSong(res) {
+	var name = dbName();
+	console.log('Opening the database ' + name + '...');
+	db = new sqlite3.Database(name, sqlite3.OPEN_READWRITE, function(error) {
+		if (error) {
+			throw error;
+		}
+
+		console.log('Pickling a song...');
+		db.get('SELECT * FROM songs WHERE done_in IS NULL ORDER BY random() LIMIT 1', function(err, song) {
+			if (err) {
+				throw err;
+			}
+
+			db.get('SELECT * FROM artists WHERE id = ' + song.artist, function(err, artist) {
+				if (err) {
+					throw err;
+				}
+
+				db.get('SELECT * FROM lyrics WHERE song = ' + song.id, function(err, lyrics) {
+					if (err) {
+						throw err;
+					}
+
+					params = {title: 'Round',
+						      lyrics: lyrics.lyrics,
+							  song_title: song.title,
+					          song_artist: artist.name,
+					          acronym_title: acronymize(song.title),
+					          acronym_artist: acronymize(artist.name)
+					};
+					res.render('index', params);
+				});
+			});
+		});
+	});
+}
+
 exports.index = function(req, res) {
-	res.render('index', { title: 'Round'} );
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	// res.render('index', { title: 'Round'} );
+	getSong(res);
+}
diff --git a/lyricsnode/views/index.html b/lyricsnode/views/index.html
index e3a767b..fe9e581 100644
--- a/lyricsnode/views/index.html
+++ b/lyricsnode/views/index.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 	<div class='row'>
 		<div class='large-6 columns' id='song'>
-			<textarea readonly>hello!</textarea>
+			<pre>{{ lyrics }}</pre>
 		</div>
 
 		<div class='large-6 columns' id='quick-add'>
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@
 
 	<div class='row'>
 		<div class='large-6 columns' id='pick'>
-			Artist: <span class='artist'></span><br/>
-			Song: <span class='song'></span>
+			Artist: <span class='artist'>{{ acronym_artist }}</span><br/>
+			Song: <span class='song'>{{ acronym_title }}</span>
 		</div>
 
 		<div class='large-6 columns' id='solution'>
-			Artist: <span class='artist'></span><br/>
-			Song: <span class='song'></span>
+			Artist: <span class='artist'>{{ song_artist }}</span><br/>
+			Song: <span class='song'>{{ song_title }}</span>
 		</div>
 	</div>