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Wesley Chapel Blvd.

from Their Old Stuff Was Better by BRIGHTEN UP!

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We grabbed our towels and we took the car
Down to Wesley Chapel Blvd.
We took the long bridge for the view
While your sister and her boyfriend argued
And we hunted sand dollars on the ocean floor
But you crossed your arms and watched from the shore
Because you shaved this morning with a rusty blade
And now it burns too much or you're just too afraid

And so we went and shot hoops in the condo swimming pool
You told me that supposedly a skyhook isn't cool

Your sister and her boyfriend yelled
Like "Hawaiian Style" Saved by the Bell
They studied for her chemistry test
In the spare room where they both got dressed
When they finished problem number seventeen
They joined us out on the private beach
And her boyfriend made a too-soon joke
Involving Greg Louganis in a certain pose

He said, "just don't walk away, and I'll do anything you say.
But if you took another, would your mother approve of him?
Just don't walk away, and I'll do anything you say.
Just don't walk away-way-way-way-way-WOO!"

Have we seen everything that there is to see
At the age of seventeen and twenty three?
Did we grow up going to the beach?
Have we lost all of our sense of mystery?

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from Their Old Stuff Was Better, released April 1, 2011
Lyrics & melodies by Nick Morrow.

Samples: "Take On Me" by A-ha, "Carrie Ann" by the Hollies, "Samba Reggae Numero Uno" by Montreal Hay, "Tenderness" by General Public, and "Sealion" by Feist

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BRIGHTEN UP! Columbus, Indiana

Taking way more influence from “Jock Jams Volume One” than any artist probably should, BRIGHTEN UP! finds unlikely friends in the elements of classic pop samples, distorted ukuleles, tambourine shakin', vigorous hand-clapping, tin can vocals, and anthemic pop sing-alongs. It's called "tank top jungle-pop," and if you haven’t lost your voice by the end of the song, you probably weren’t listening... ... more

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