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lyrics
Oh what a happy surprise to learn that everything ends
Old age is coming up fast
A place is waiting for you just around the bend
Your friends don’t like me
Your folks don’t like me
The kids don’t like me
The cops don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your folks don’t like me
The teacher don’t like me
The church don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
I’m too high, I’m too slow
Too young, too broke
Too rock n roll
Too plain, I’m too strange
Too late to change
So I lose control
Is it just one of those days you can’t say anything right?
Or am I wasting my time?
A change of scenery could help to change my mind
Your friends don’t like me
Your folks don’t like me
The kids don’t like me
The cops don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your folks don’t like me
The teacher don’t like me
The church don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
Your friends don’t like me
I’m too high, I’m too slow
Too young, too broke
Too rock n roll
Too plain, I’m too strange
Too late to change
So I lose control
Too smart for my own good
Oh no oh no I’ve been misunderstood
So right, so wrong now
So I guess this is so long
The drivel we used to say
“Fading away isn’t all so bad!”
So I put a record on
Curtains are drawn
It isn’t all so bad
All so bad
credits
released August 4, 2017
Vocals | Alex Rogers
Organ | Alex Rogers
Rhodes | Alex Rogers, Joey Briggs
Bass | Joey Briggs
Drums | Mark Edwards
Percussion | Alex Rogers, Joey Briggs, Mark Edwards
Engineered by Keith Armstrong
Mixed by Alex Rogers, Joey Briggs, and Keith Armstrong
Mastered by Justin Shturtz at Sterling Sound
Photo by Shabnam Ferdowsi
Special thanks to Nick Brumme, Juan Uribe, and Taylor Mikiska
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