Genius Lyrics
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The Wonder Years – Came Out Swinging
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The opening track to The Wonder Years' third album Suburbia I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing. Since the album was influenced by Allen Ginsberg’s “America”, Suburbia starts
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The Wonder Years – Came Out Swinging (Basement Demo, 11-26-10)
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Nov 26, 2010 ... Came Out Swinging (Basement Demo, 11-26-10) Lyrics:
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Skatune Network – Came Out Swinging
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[Verse 1] / Moved all my shit into my parent's basement / And out of our old apartment / And I know things changed / But I'm not sure when / I guess you'd call this regression / I
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The Wonder Years – The Bastards, the Vultures, the Wolves
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[Verse 1] / I'm angry like I'm 18 again / And walls are closing in / But the bastards, and the vultures / All want pieces of what's left / We built this out of sweat and spit
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Proper (USA) – I Spent the Winter Writing Songs About Getting Better
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The album title originates from a line in The Wonder Years song “Came out swinging”
https://genius.com/The-wonder-years-came-out-swinging-lyrics
this can be followed up by an
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The Wonder Years – And Now I'm Nothing
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This song is part of a mini-trilogy within the album, which includes:
4. Suburbia
9. I’ve Given You All
13. And Now I’m Nothing
These songs are meant as thematic interludes to
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The Wonder Years – Out on My Feet
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[Verse 1] / Lonely Saturday night / Left out by the wayside / I got called in in the morning / Talked into a double and left after 9 / And now I'm at home / Just me and my student
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The Wonder Years – Brakeless
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“Brakeless” is based around an idea that the band’s writer and singer, Dan Campbell had in 2010, but never shared with the rest of the band.
It is one part of a project The Wonder
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The Wonder Years – Woke Up Older
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Soupy explains this song is an homage to The Mountain Goats' song “Woke up New”, as well as an indirect reference to The Hold Steady.
http://youtu.be/n39Bc5LdhZY?t=2m30s
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The Wonder Years – Don't Let Me Cave In
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This song is about soupy and a best friend of his who went out of their way to help soupy when no one else did.
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Tom E. Middleton – I’m Not Sure Where Home Is Anymore
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[Verse 1] / Moved all my shit into my parent's basement / And out of our old apartment / And I know things changed / But I'm not sure when / I guess you'd call this regression / I
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The bowling alley burnt down / They said it was a cigarette, and I almost believed it / There were burns in the carpet / Everyone knows that it was for the insurance and
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This line refers to the burning down in 2007, of the the Lans-Bowl bowling alley in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Soupy suggests this was for insurance money suggests the owner’s desire for personal financial gain.
On a wider level, the destruction of a popular public space represents the abandonment of community spirit which results in the town “feeling dead.”
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I’m trying to hold it together but irony’s found cracks in the foundation
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The irony was that Dan’s life was falling apart while he was on tour for an album about hope and positivity.
The battle wasn’t over yet.
When [the] Upsides came out, there was a weird pressure surrounding it. All of a sudden, I was expected to be a shinning beacon of positivity and, I guess ironically enough, the bottom had just fallen out on my life in a lot of ways. This is a song about how a place and an idea that had once made me happy no longer had that power.
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The Wonder Years – Me vs. the Highway
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This song examines the tension between singer Dan Campbell’s past, present, and future.
The song appears on the deluxe edition of Suburbia, released in 2012.
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The Wonder Years (Ft. Alan Day & Dan O'Connor) – Summers in PA
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[Intro Verse] / Summer came on way too strong / And the radio played all new songs / So I smile and hum along / I hum along / [Verse 1] / Everybody's finally home / For the first
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The Wonder Years – Living Room Song
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“Living Room Song” is an acoustic bonus track written before the supposed doomsday date May 21 2011 (about a month before Suburbia was released*).
A full-band version was released
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The Wonder Years – You Made Me Want to Be a Saint
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“You Made Me Want To Be a Saint” takes account of the death and funeral of Mike Pellone, a close friend of The Wonder Years. Few of these lyrics are based on a blogpost Dan
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The Wonder Years – Hoodie Weather
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Hoodie Weather is that time of year when you don’t have to bundle up to much just yet, but you can straggle around town with a hoodie and jeans feeling warm.
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The Wonder Years – My Life as Rob Gordon
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“My Life as Rob Gordon” is a bonus track off Suburbia I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing. The title is named after Rob Gordon, the protagonist of the film High Fidelity (Not to
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The Wonder Years – Coffee Eyes
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“Coffee Eyes” is an exercise in nostalgia.
Suburbia tells the story of Dan Campbell’s return to his hometown of Lansdale and his reconciliation with it. This song takes a huge
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The Wonder Years – I've Given You All
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This song is part of a mini-trilogy within the album, which includes:
4. Suburbia
9. I’ve Given You All
13. And Now I’m Nothing
These songs are meant as thematic interludes as
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John Louis – Worth It
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She cut her long hair off to her ears / She said, “I’m ready for change.” / I took the long way driving her home / Hoping to buy myself some time beside her / “I need a real man
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The Wonder Years – My Life as a Pigeon
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[Verse One] / This is how I'm spending six AM / Scraping ice off a windshield and freezing / I'm late to work again / Another double shift / I'm gonna pull my weight in this world
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