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I am a dad I am not cool
In my mini van that is blue
Drive to the mall
With my dear spouse
To buy some crap for the house
Circling the parking lot
Clouds seem to open up
There she is waiting at starbucks
Guinvere in raybans and chucks
Radiant, a modern day Helen
Waiting for a suburban dad
I have two girls they are so cute
In their matching pink tu tu tu’s
At the weekend drive to dance class
we’ve got a 45 minute pass
She walks back from dropping off
Clouds seem to open up
There she is waiting at starbucks
Guinvere in raybans and chucks
Radiant, a modern day Helen
Waiting for a suburban dad
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At The Kraken
02:14
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Cheer for a south end hardcore band
Watch Josh Rambo go out and in
Drew is thorwing someone out again
At our local punk rock dive bar
Will and Skylar are your best friends
And Heck Yes is our new house band
It’s a beard and flannel convention
At our local punk rock dive bar
Seattle’s number one pirate themed punk rock dive bar
Dance to the rosy glow of a Rainier beer light
Friends we’re home again
Punk Rock Dive Bar - At the Kraken
See the latest fashion in black t-shirts
Drink Jameson and PBR till it hurts
the stereo is playing Jawbreaker
At our local punk rock dive bar
Maybe it’s a pop punk social club
For all the broken people that you love
Where mis-fits fit like velvet gloves
At our local punk rock dive bar
Seattle’s number one pirate themed punk rock dive bar
With the very finest pin ball machines
Friends we’re home again
Punk Rock Dive Bar - At the Kraken
Seattle’s number one pirate themed punk rock dive bar
Dance to the rosy glow of a Rainier beer light
Friends we’re home again
Punk Rock Dive Bar - At the Kraken
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Spend Your Time
02:49
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You don't have to spend your time with me
You don't have to spend your time with me
If there's somewhere else you'd rather be
You don't have to spend your time with me
If you wanna go, just let me know
If you wanna go, just let me know
You don't have to go, if you don't wanna go
But if you wanna go, just let me know
I can take it
You don't have to spend your time with me
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4. |
Pass It On
02:37
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We’ve had the time of our lives
Your patient ears and a thousand nights
There is a new day rising
It is not ours but we’ve got damn good seats
Pass it on try to let go
Pass it on
Pass it on try to let go
Pass it on
Johnny steps to the scene
With golden heart and songs to sing
20 years has come and gone
New kid steps up looks a lot like John
Pass it on try to let go
Pass it on
Pass it on try to let go
Pass it on
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5. |
Friday Night
02:28
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When we were young we all were told
But no one ever imagines that they will get old
Mom and dad they seemed so sad
But with you around it really doesn’t seem that bad
Ooh there’s nowhere I’d rather be
On a Friday night
Than with you cozy at home with me
On a Friday night
Skip the bar and miss the show
We’ve got our cozy socks on and David Attenborough
Friends inquire on plans tonight
But we’re all wrapped up in a bottle of wine
Ooh there’s nowhere I’d rather be
On a Friday night
Than with you cozy at home with me
On a Friday night
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6. |
Introverted Girl
02:19
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some girls like to go to parties
others like to be alone
some girls like to stay up late
other like to stay at home
this girl’s riding home on her bike
she’s got silence on her mind
and a quiet cup of tea
caught within her cozy world
reading about hero girls
and listening to the quiet radio
introverted girl Isabella Isabella
Some girls thrill to conversation
Other find it overwhelms
Some girls like a big night out
Others like to be at home
This girls spinning records in her room
She’s got Iggy Pop and Lou
And Ziggy Stardust too
Caught within her cozy scene
Reading creem magazine
And dreaming of a concert far away
introverted girl Isabella Isabella
introverted girl Isabella star constella
apple of my eye I tell ya
I love you
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7. |
Hey Dad
01:56
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chicken mcnuggets on a Friday night
cause that’s what my kids like
she’s getting ready in the other room
and she’ll be leaving soon
nobody knows where the hell, the hell she goes…
hey dad where’s mom she’s gone dancing again
feeding the cat at 5 AM
cause he’s goin crazy again
she’s tippy toein up my back stairs
high heeled shoes in hand
nobody knows where the hell, the hell she goes…
hey dad where’s mom, she’s gone dancing again
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Rotate
01:16
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Did you stand here when the world turned
16 hours ago?
I detect the hint of perfume
Brushed across new fallen snow
Did you look back
Across the ocean, the mountains and the sea
8 more hours will rotate you back around the world to me
And this rotation is on my mind
As moonbeams bend in Greenwich time
if I could step out of history
8 more hours will rotate you back around the world to me
Did you pause here did you exhale
Did you think of me
Did you look up at bright Polaris
Hung upon his dark marquee
Did you look back
Across the ocean, the mountains and the sea
8 more hours will rotate you back around the world to me
And this rotation is on my mind
As moonbeams bend in Greenwich time
if I could step out of history
8 more hours will rotate you back around the world to me
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9. |
Waste My Time
01:25
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You’re talking out the side of your head
And you’ve got a comeback ready for anything that’s said
and you think the thoughts your think are well thought through
But you’re just repeating stuff that someone said to you
And now, I find, You waste my time
Perilous is the path you weave
From inaction to reaction you interleave
your opinion’s information you mistook
While flipping through aquaintant nonsense on facebook
And now, I find, You waste my time
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10. |
Get Some Sleep
02:45
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Said that you're leaving
Well I heard that one before
This time you mean it
Please don't let me block the door
Hey, Chicken Little
You're a track set on repeat
The sky ain't fallin'
I think you need to get some sleep
It's no surprise
I roll my eyes
I wave goodbye
To all your lies
You play the victim
Like a loser plays their hand
Just keep in hitting
When the book suggests you stand
You're crying wolf now
and the consequence ain't cheap
Your bridges burning
and a river running deep
With all your lies
I roll my eyes
It's no surprise
I roll my eyes
I wave goodbye
to all your lies
I wave goodbye
to all your lies
The sky ain't fallin'
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11. |
My Girl
01:11
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My baby is on fire she give me wild desire
She got the best dance moves and all the vinyl too
Schoolin all the moms and droppin atom bombs
Kickin so much ass she’s the demitasse
She’s a jewel in the rough she's a diamond in the dust
She's the metaphor that I’ve been searchin for
She got the heart of gold and the eye of style
She got the curvin hips and the killer smile
She got the des talons and on the corporate phone
kicking ass today, takin all your names
She’s a jewel in the rough she's a diamond in the dust
She's the metaphor that I’ve been searchin for
that one's my girl, that girl's my girl
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12. |
One More Year
02:35
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The way we age is so unkind
Aching backs and fading minds
You could forgive for giving up
It would be so easy but
The sun is out the garden's up
The backyard’s looking good enough
For you and I to keep this up
And hold on one more year
Every day we’ve pushing back
We lose ground they pick up slack
Is it so strange to think about?
Cutting bait and getting out?
But the sun is out the garden's up
The backyard’s looking good enough
For you and I to keep this up
And hold on one more year
one more year...
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When I was 19 my roommate brought home an LP
Said man this record was made for you
In the summer was the greatest song I’d ever heard
And I knew what I had to do
Kurt and Lulu and Duff and mighty Kim
Were the greatest band in history
Kurt and Lulu and Nate and mighty Kim
Still the greatest band in history
The fastbacks…
When I was 21 I booked a show at a club
For the fastbacks and beat happening
That was the greatest thing that I’d ever seen
And I knew what I had to be
Kurt and Lulu and Rusty and mighty Kim
Were the greatest band in history
Kurt and Lulu and Mike and and mighty Kim
Still the greatest band in history
The fastbacks…
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14. |
Headed East Again
01:39
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as we approach the pass we all increase our speed
slow river below us of dust and snow and heat
headed east again
as the road goes straight the desert shows it heat
deep reservoir of my heart since 1973
headed east again
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My E String
01:53
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Friday night will find us Playing music again
A room full of strangers becomes a room full of friends
And just when everything is going fine
The same damn thing happens one more time
My E string is out of tune
and the song’s got a minute left to play
I wish that I could tune this thing
But everyone is staring at me
Everyone is smiling and moving in time to the song
The room starts to warm up and one guy’s singing along
And just when everything is going grand
The same damn thing happens once again
My E string is out of tune
and the song’s got a minute left to play
I wish that I could tune this thing
But everyone is staring at me
When you’re out of tune
You know just what to do
But you don’t have time to do it
When you’re out of tune
The audience knows it too
And you’re so screwed
My E string is out of tune
and the song’s got a minute left to play
I wish that I could tune this thing
But everyone is staring at me
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16. |
Dumbass
04:02
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Well, I can’t believe that stupid line
And I can’t believe that you’d believe
that I’d believe that that’s alright
You call me up when I am at home
Even though I told you 20 times
I will not fix your iphone
With every tête-à-tête
you’re further driving me away
and I keep dreaming of the day I walk
but I guess I’ll bide my time
notwithstanding and despite
boss you are completely out of your...
The weekly 1 on 1’s fill me with dread
No matter what we talk about
I come out and I’m shakin my head
What the hell were we discussing now?
I’m laughing at your jokes
But just remember that I’m not your pal
With every tête-à-tête
you’re further driving me away
and I keep dreaming of the day I walk
but I’ guess I’ll bide my time
notwithstanding and despite
boss you are completely out of your mind
I’m working for you, but you don’t own me dumbass…
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the subjunctives Seattle, Washington
3 nice boys playing fast hooky pop punk ala Husker Du, Snuff, and Stiff Little Fingers.
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