Surrender Is an Outcome Far Worse Than Defeat
One day, you'll wake up
And regret not taking chances
One day, I'll wake up
And know that I tried
When I'm old and gray
At least, I'll have my pride
"Tony, Tony, I love your music
Can I get a free T-shirt?"
Funny, I've never seen you at a show?
"You should stop, kid
Write songs people want to listen to"
"Your songs are so long
Nobody likes your lyrics"
Maybe if we talked over a beat
You might come to our shows
Maybe if we dressed up in costumes and danced around
You'd buy more of our clothes
We live in denial, live in denial
Your words are so vile, words are so vile
Just give me a smile, one little smile
Make this worthwhile
Are you friends with Kyle?
Maybe it's me
Maybe I'm a wishful-thinker
That won't accept things the way that they are
Maybe I should give up
Act like everything's cool, and move on with my life
Maybe I won't
Maybe I'll be here 'til the end of time
Rambling and toiling
Maybe we just don't give a fuck what you think
We will be doing this in the afterlife
We will be here playing and waiting
Behind the scenes
Thinking and creating
This is real music
Made with our own hands
This is real music without any fans
We live in denial, live in denial
Your words are so vile, words are so vile
Just give me a smile, one little smile
Make this worthwhile
Are you friends with Kyle?
Right?
Show me again
Let me know
Tell me, my friend
Aim
Set
Fire!
We live in denial, live in denial
Your words are so vile, words are so vile
Just give me a smile, one little smile
Make this worthwhile
Are you friends with Kyle?
And regret not taking chances
One day, I'll wake up
And know that I tried
When I'm old and gray
At least, I'll have my pride
"Tony, Tony, I love your music
Can I get a free T-shirt?"
Funny, I've never seen you at a show?
"You should stop, kid
Write songs people want to listen to"
"Your songs are so long
Nobody likes your lyrics"
Maybe if we talked over a beat
You might come to our shows
Maybe if we dressed up in costumes and danced around
You'd buy more of our clothes
We live in denial, live in denial
Your words are so vile, words are so vile
Just give me a smile, one little smile
Make this worthwhile
Are you friends with Kyle?
Maybe it's me
Maybe I'm a wishful-thinker
That won't accept things the way that they are
Maybe I should give up
Act like everything's cool, and move on with my life
Maybe I won't
Maybe I'll be here 'til the end of time
Rambling and toiling
Maybe we just don't give a fuck what you think
We will be doing this in the afterlife
We will be here playing and waiting
Behind the scenes
Thinking and creating
This is real music
Made with our own hands
This is real music without any fans
We live in denial, live in denial
Your words are so vile, words are so vile
Just give me a smile, one little smile
Make this worthwhile
Are you friends with Kyle?
Right?
Show me again
Let me know
Tell me, my friend
Aim
Set
Fire!
We live in denial, live in denial
Your words are so vile, words are so vile
Just give me a smile, one little smile
Make this worthwhile
Are you friends with Kyle?
Credits
Writer(s): Anthony Sarlo
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