Wednesday, July 7, 2021

The Rebel Black Dot U.S.A. Song o' the Day

Less Than Jake, "American Idle" from See the Light (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: A Less Than Jake song about growing up & leaving home? How unexpected!
"We were the kids from the cul-de-sacs
That got out somehow without looking back,
It's over, it's over.
We were the ones that grew up too fast
On the front porch steps when we still had friends,
It's over, it's over.
We were the kids who were laughing last,
With big ideas and failed attempts,
It's over it's over.

"Repeat it now, repeat it with me:

"It's in the way
We can't explain
Why we were the ones who got away.
It's in the way
These memories will fade,
So we always keep them locked away,
Lock them away!

"We were the kids who would scrape and save
And wait around for some better days,
It's over, it's over.
We were the kids that left one by one,
We said we would when we were young,
It's over, yeah, it's over.

"Repeat it now, repeat it with me:

"It's in the way
We can't explain
Why we were the ones who got away.
It's in the way
These memories will fade
So we always keep them locked away.
It's in the way
We slowly replace
The pieces we left in yesterday…"

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