Back in the ’80s
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Nostalgia Reconsidered · Small-Town Heartbreak · Cinematic Indie Rock
(Oh yeah, back in the ’80s)
(Oh yeah, back in the ’80s)
#VERSE
Marijuana just was not as strong
(Oh yeah, back in the ’80s)
Everyone, same stations, knew the same songs
(Oh yeah, back in the ’80s)
A decade before the internet
(Oh yeah, back in the ’80s)
Jimmy’s fantasy was buying a yellow Corvette
#PRE-CHORUS
Jimmy told Jennifer
“Life’s gonna be okay
Reagan’s making the rich richer
And we’ll be rich someday”
#CHORUS
Back in the ’80s
Who’s ready to go?
(We’ll dance to great music
But give up our cell phones)
Jennifer and Jimmy
Got busy making a baby
Wasn’t much else to do
Back in the ’80s
#VERSE
Teenage parents had a hard time
(Oh no, back in the ’80s)
Kids with dark skin tones got blamed for crimes
(Oh no, back in the ’80s)
Jenny wouldn’t name the father, then Delilah popped out
(Oh no, back in the ’80s)
Jenny’s parents saw the baby’s skin, kicked Jenny out of the house
#PRE-CHORUS
Jimmy told Jennifer
“Life’s gonna be okay
We’ll crash at your brother Benji’s
I’ll cashier at IGA”
#CHORUS
Back in the ’80s
Who’s ready to go?
(Gotta give up Nintendo
But we’ll have HBO)
Benji bought a pound of ganja
Sold dimes to friends who begged “Please”
Wasn’t much else to do
Back in the ’80s
#BRIDGE
Then Benji’s buddy smoked a doobie
With an undercover cop
The buddy blamed Benji
But that’s not where the blame stopped
Benji said, “At my apartment
You’ll find this dude named Jimmy there”
The cops knew the truth
But they didn’t care
#INSTRUMENTAL
#VERSE
Jim’s arrest was front page in their small town news
(Oh yeah, back in the ’80s)
Prosecutors forced a plea deal, and Jimmy got screwed
(Oh yeah, back in the ’80s)
Right next to his mug shot was an ad for new Corvettes
(Oh yeah, back in the ’80s)
Benji bought one the next year, but Jimmy wasn’t out yet
#CHORUS
Back in the ’80s
Who wants to go back?
(Should our answer depend on
If our skin’s white or black?)
And the promises of progress?
(In the future, Benji’s son drives a Mercedes)
But too much is still the same today
As back in the ’80s
Too much is still the same today
As back in the ’80s
Too much is still the same today
As back in the ’80s
#PRE-CHORUS
As Jenny rocks baby Delilah
She sings, “Life’s gonna be okay
Your daddy is a good man
I’ll make sure you meet him someday”
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