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Their Old Stuff Was Better

by BRIGHTEN UP!

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Wife, he exclaimed, you look too young to be married. D’you have your recess before lunch? That is what we say in Guadalupe, and I can tell you a few things. I have been married for 97 years I think. We met when I was twenty and she stole my brains away She was the kind of girl that made me glad I shaved that day And I don’t know what I would do without her, I admit sometimes I want to strangle her (but, he said) Don’t throw away everything that you’ve saved up for so long Cause if you cave, and run away, you’ll find out before long Though the grass is greener somewhere else it’s just the same garbage with a different smell! HEY! And then he told me, one time she threw a fork at me While we were fighting and waiting on some company It was as awkward as drum breaks on karaoke ‘Cause sometimes silence is more eloquent than our speech We moved when I was twenty-seven to Guadalupe She was the kind of girl that made me do a triple take and She’s the only one who knows me through and through Like how I always get Ghost and Ghost Dad confused (so) Don’t throw away everything that you’ve saved up for so long Cause if you cave, and run away, you’ll find out before long Though the grass is greener somewhere else it’s just the same garbage with a different smell! HEY! So break some legs or whatever you say, HEY HEY!
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Listen as your day unfolds Challenge what the future holds Try and keep your head up to the sky Lovers, they may cause you tears Go ahead release your fears Stand up and be counted Don't be ashamed to cry You gotta be You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together All I know, all I know, love will save the day Herald what your mother said Read the books your father read Try to solve the puzzles in your own sweet time Some may have more cash than you Others take a different view My oh my You gotta be You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together All I know, all I know, love will save the day Time asks no questions, it goes on without you Leaving you behind if you can't stand the pace The world keeps on spinning, can't stop it, if you try to The best part is the danger staring you in the face Remember Listen as your day unfolds Challenge what the future holds Try and keep your head up to the sky Lovers, they may cause you tears Go ahead release your fears My oh my You gotta be You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together All I know, all I know, love will save the day
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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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released April 1, 2011

Recorded January-March, 2011.
All lyrics, melodies, instruments, & vocals by Nick Morrow.
All artwork & illustrations by Andy J. Miller (designkoma.com)

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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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