Joke

from The Best Friends I Ever Had by Field Guide

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Johnny's never been good!
She's always saying rude things.
...but sometimes,
She's a stand-up dude.
She's like, "Chin up, that's good!" , and winks.
...How can you be so cool?
And so smooth?
How can u be so smooth? and so cool???????

Now,
I'm a punk-ass kid...but-
I don't know what I did.
To make all these bridges burn,
And my, they throw some shade!
Somehow you stay well lit ;)
There's so much that I have to learn.
& "Everything is groovy man; You can take a hit!"
...But I'm just one self-conscious, sweaty upper lip.
and I've been...

Sailing in the ocean and rocking off the boat.
Living in a castle and blowing up the moat.
I'm at a stupid dinner party butchering the jokes.
Wish they'd forget I exist so I could disappear in smoke.
THAT JOKE ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE

It's not funny anymore.

Medusa said the Odalisque's a cold, stone, bitch.
...but I guess that's how the cookie crumbles?
Avert your eyes and start to mumble,
pop a humble bubble and admit it just to me:
That you turn on your TV so you can fall asleep.
And I look at my feet just so you don't look at me and we're forgetting how to speak. We keep forgetting how to speak.

And I'm a punk-ass kid,
but I don't know what I did to make all these bridges burn.
And my, they throw some shade. Somehow,
you stay well lit.
There's so much that I have to learn.
And everything is groovy, man.
You can take a hit.
But I'm still one self-conscious, sweaty upper lip.
And you're so cool.

And so smooth.
How can you be so smooth?
...And so cool?

It's not funny anymore!

It's not funny anymore.

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from The Best Friends I Ever Had, released November 11, 2016
Music by Vincent Bui & Ivette
Lyrics by Ivette

Vocals - Ivette
Guitars - Vincent Bui, Joshua Luttrull
Bass - Victor Bui
Drums - Nate Litz

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