Story Behind the Song
Based on an E7 flat5 chord. One day at a practice we were making fun of a kid who used to walk around going Bwap!, and someone played the E7 flat5 chord with the Wah sound, and it progressed into a song idea. The drums took 2 takes, the bass took 3, guitars took 3 each, and vocals took 5 takes.
Lyrics
Verse 1
She had fun, he had to run, they stole the town, never let them down.
Why it is and why it’s not, making out and smoking pot.
Lying in the field all day, sharing words with nothing to say.
Closer than Siegfried and Roy, he’s got his girl she’s got her boy.
Chorus
They don’t need nobody to tell them what to do.
Don’t bother them and they won’t bother you.
Leave them alone and let them be.
They’ve got their youth, and that’s all they need.
Verse 2
Fletcher and the woman Maude think they’re gonna play the god.
“That boy’s a crook, why don’t you see it? Love his lifestyle, but don’t you be it.
There’s a nice boy I want you to meet. He’s the best ches player on the street.
That other one, he’s all hype. Stay away from him, I know his type.”
Chorus
Bridge/Solo
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