Surf City (Backwards Again)

from All the People I Know, Part 01 by The Holy Smokes

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lyrics

Counting on
A little more
Fumbling through the front door
But it’s okay
If you stay

Ground is hard
See the stars
Here we are
You think you’ve got something to say
The differences in night and day
Or black and gray

Could have broken something
Could have had a decent start
Staring at the blacktop
Hoping just to see your car
Guess I learned a lesson
Guess it’s backwards again

Pointing out
The seeds that grew
Tiniest plants you never knew
And that’s alright
You can stay the night

Show me how
You’re different now
You think you sound
Like someone who might try again
Assuming I would let you in
Or just be friends

Could have broken something
Could have had a decent start
Staring at the blacktop
Hoping just to see your car
Guess I learned a lesson
Guess it’s backwards again

Holding onto nothing
Letting go forever
Over and over again

Sitting in the sandbox
Waiting for a parent
To tell us how this old story ends

Walk in the summer
Forget the umbrella
You’re mad when I say
Let the rain wash away, let the rain wash away

Counting on
A little more
Fumbling through the front door
But it’s okay
If you stay

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from All the People I Know, Part 01, released October 20, 2020
Written by Zach Smith.

Performed by The Holy Smokes.

Additional percussion by Ryan Hillsinger.

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Engineered by Ryan Hillsinger.

Mixed by Jonathon Maisto.

Mastered by Alberto de Icaza.

Assistant Engineering by Kelly Cuthbert.

Additional tracking by Jonathon Maisto.

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Zach Smith - Vox, guitar
Angely Melendez - Bass
Mark Steinmetz - Drums
Ron Seidel - Guitar

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