Left for Denver

Track 6 on III

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As the last song from the ‘Junior Sparks’ section of III, “Left for Denver” addresses Junior’s mother, Bonnie, who has left him and his alcoholic father to move away and… Read More

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Left for Denver Lyrics

[Verse 1]
What time was it when you were only 18 years old?
You crossed the street, you crossed your legs
You came across a little cold
And it was all, it was all falling apart (Falling apart)

[Verse 2]
What time, what time was it
When you were in the eighth grade?
You brought the box up to the high school
You spiked the Gatorade
And it was all for, for a weekend
It was all, all still falling apart

[Chorus]
I didn't say you'd be better off if you quit
Everyone left 'cause you held on longer than the rest
What made you leave? And when you did, you left for Denver
Why? What did you know that I did not?
That I did not?

[Verse 3]
Oh, is it one, or is it two, or is it three kids now?
They mark the time, they draw the lines around your eyelids now
And is it all still for the weekend?
Is it all, all still falling apart?

[Chorus]
I didn't say you'd be better off if you quit
Everyone left 'cause you held on longer than the rest
What made you leave? And when you did, you left for Denver
Why? What did you know that I did not?
That I did not?

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As the last song from the ‘Junior Sparks’ section of III, “Left for Denver” addresses Junior’s mother, Bonnie, who has left him and his alcoholic father to move away and start again.

Their website provides a short song description:

Junior’s mom moves west and starts a new family in “Left for Denver”; the kid reacts by rebelling and getting in trouble.

The band has a personal connection to Denver as it was after they moved there that they really started to take off. Wesley Schultz expressed his feelings about the city in an interview with The Times:

No one in Denver cares if you’re famous, they care deeply about music — at night this place is packed, whatever the act. There are venues like this all over Denver. But what people here love is to sing along. They don’t go to shows to stand and stare.