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Artist: The Verve Pipe
Track: The Freshmen

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When I was young I knew everything
And she a punk who rarely ever took advice
Now I'm guilt stricken
Sobbing with my head on the floor
Stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice, no

Can't be held responsible
'Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and
We'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe
We'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

My best friend took a week's
Vacation to forget her
His girl took a week's worth oh
Valium and slept
And now he's guilt stricken sobbing with his
Head on the floor
Think's about her now and how he never really
Wept he says

Can't be held responsible
'Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and
We'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe
We'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

Hey, yeah
Hey, yeah
Hey, yeah

We tried to wash our hands of all of this
We never talk of our lacking relationships
And how we're guilt stricken sobbing with our
Heads on the floor
We fell through the ice when we tried not to
Slip, we'd say

Can't be held responsible
'Cause she was touching her face
And I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and
We'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe
We'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and
We'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe
We'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

We were merely freshmen
We were only freshmen
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The Verve Pipe – The Freshmen
This sleeper hit by The Verve Pipe was recorded in 1992 acoustically, then re-released as a hit single in 1996. It is considered by many to be the band’s trademark song. The
The Verve Pipe – The Freshmen (acoustic)
When I was young I knew everything / She, a punk who rarely ever took advice / Now I'm guilt-stricken, sobbin' with my head on the floor / Stopped a baby's breath and a shoe full
The Verve Pipe – The F Word
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If you want beautiful, pitiful / Have me in a picture / And if you want make me dance, throw me 'round / Spin upon your finger / Blind labors the blind and I am / Unwilling to
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I turned the volume up this morning / 'Till there was ringing in my ears / I haven't felt this good in years / Another villain on the cover / Of every major magazine / The victim
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We are for today / We are for the moment / We are a crusade / But we are invalid / 1:00 AM rummaging / Stain my hands on her antique / 2:00 AM / Reverend girl / I am so indifferent
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Thirteen miles on 31 are drying / All along adopt-a-highway / Lay the empty cans of masquerade / Thirteen miles on 31 are drying / The sky is lavender with ivory clouds / That
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I'm visiting / The ground's a little weathered where I stood / Right field in my neighborhood / I was mostly last, always least, dig it / At graduation everyone / Will throw their
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Boy, there was a day, an assortment of rhymes / And waving, we rode that parade for awhile / And everybody knew everybody / Boy, there was a day being lonely was hard / And then
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When my love complained, every word / A breath on my last dandelion / And so lovers will leave and their tears / Souvenirs for the very first time / I searched the world reluctant
The Verve Pipe – I've Suffered a Head Injury
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la / (La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la) / La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la / (La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la) / Vanilla Iceman / Cometh
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Blushing a cue for her falsities / Advantage is my only masterpiece / Penny is poison but I don't mind / Penny is poison but I don't mind / Gardening malice for murderers / Flushes
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Q:When did The Verve Pipe release “The Freshmen”?
The Verve Pipe released “The Freshmen” on November 19, 1992.
Q:Who produced “The Freshmen” by The Verve Pipe?
“The Freshmen” by The Verve Pipe was produced by Jack Joseph Puig, Jerry Harrison & Donny Brown.
Q:Who wrote “The Freshmen” by The Verve Pipe?
“The Freshmen” by The Verve Pipe was written by Brian Vander Ark, Brad Vander Ark, Jeffrey Joseph Douglas, Doug Corella & Donny Brown.
Q:When did The Verve Pipe release “The Freshmen (album mix)”?
The Verve Pipe released “The Freshmen (album mix)” on March 26, 1996.
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