House Parties

Next on our list is the M&M store
Then the Statue of Liberty after FAO Schwarz
And as I carry the bags, I wonder what we're doing this for
You don't find the good stuff on a guided tour

But house parties and local bands
Back porches with Bowie fans
Spilled drinks on a baby grand
And midnight singalongs
I don't care for designer brands
Souvenirs from a trinket stand
House parties and local bands
That's where I belong

This sunburn is bad and it goes all the way down
And these drinks in the daytime are never quite as fun as they sound
These days at the beach feel more like just sittin' around
So if anyone needs me, you know where I can be found

House parties and local bands
Good weed with some Joni fans
Old friends playing Megaman
And a little Donkey Kong
I don't wanna see Disneyland
Beer bellies and farmer tans
House parties and local bands
That's where I belong

We've come to Chicago at the wrong time of year
My eyelids are frozen and I can't feel my ears
It's not that I don't like museums
But we live near a few
If you want the real thing, you know what you gotta do

House parties and local bands
Someone yelling at Kanye fans
How can you possibly stand that man
After all he's done?
I don't care about Paul Gauguin
A Starry Night or The Son of Man
House parties and local bands
That's where I belong

House parties and local bands
That's where I belong