We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/

lyrics

The television tells us that out in the O.C.
There’s bombshells and boys and babes in bikinis
And you can go out anytime you like
And you can get a tan
Out here in Ohio, we’re freezing off our asses
Getting drunk on the weekends and going to classes
Shoveling snow and keeping warm the best that we can.
And the trees at the prom looked like plastic palm trees
I’d like two tickets to the two dollar matinee, please.

Oh, they always say
You’ll understand when you’re older
Let’s go raise a little hell
In the next county over

Jonah Hill called. He wants you to buy him beer
He says he’s got, like, sixty bucks in twenties if that’ll cover it
And Michael Cera wants some vodka for his lady friend
And I was visited in visions by the ghost of Kurt Cobain
His head looked all right,
But his shotgun looked pretty maimed
And he said, “Bury me before they dig it all up again.”
And the band sounded just like it did on the radio
The band sounded just like it did on the radio

Oh, they always say
You’ll understand when you’re older
Let’s go raise a little sand
In the next county over

On Sunday I heard that one story about the sower
So I walked out into my garden, and I was forced to admit
That too much of myself still lies barren in the Promised Land.
And in the cemetery
They say the King and Queen of the Gypsies are buried
And there’s a rock on a hill with a view of the city
In the spring, we can sit until dark
While I hold your hand.

credits

from The Lights Are On at Home, released November 21, 2013
Written by Drew Morrison © 2010

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

The Jaywalkers image

The Jaywalkers Dayton, Ohio

The Jaywalkers were born from the creative ferment of the University of Dayton music scene of the mid ‘00s. We started out playing activities board concerts, house parties etc. and got our baptism of fire in a battle of the bands where we had the honor of squaring off against Kelly Fine and other greats of the UD music scene eventually opening for Guster at the UD Arena.

The chicks are great too. ... more

contact / help

Contact The Jaywalkers

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like The Jaywalkers, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featured guests are the golden-voiced Baby Rose and psyche soulsters Brainstory.
listen now