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Stuff I Recorded Before College

by Jake and The Nowhere

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1.
I went down to the Jersey Shore, and I grew my hair out long And when, there, met a hot beach babe, and I began to play her this song and it went Summer Time, Care Free Forgetting about reality Having fun, cause school is done I think (or want) I have become a beach bum I learned how to surf the dawn patrol, I learned how to skate I was so cool; I could kick sand into some nerd’s face But when she left me, it all fell through She ran off with another guy, and moved down to Peru And I sing Repeat Chorus Bridge Now I live at the Jersey shore Dafalagashasaflafalagore David Hasselhoff is my God You might find it strange, you might find it odd Now I live in the back of a van, smoke weed like Shaggy, you know stick it to the man Never shower, I wear flip flops, I sold all own to a pawn shop I want to be a beach bum Like Jerry Spicoli Cut jeans, Tank top, I want that girl to sit on my cock Tight jeans, crop top, gonna wear my hair down like a mop Cause I wanna, wanna be Cause I am, and I will be a beach bum
2.
Watching Jaws alone at the theater My only friends are my music speakers I can't explain my feelings and I don't know why Ah screw it, I gotta learn to get by Chorus: The many years have gone by fast I wonder what exactly will last I gotta know if I wasted my time If someone could tell me, if you could tell me, then I'd be fine I have a lot of friends but I still feel alone I'm gonna go and masturbate to my phone Whoa what will it bring I got this song that I can sing Chorus: The many years have gone by fast I wonder what exactly will last Oh what will the future bring Rejection can hurt worse than a bee sting Bee sting, Bee Sting, oh oh oh oh yeah yeahy yeah (Kazoo Solo) Chorus: The many years have gone by fast I wonder what exactly will last Oh what will the future bring Rejection can hurt worse than a bee sting
3.
Yeha I'm done with punk, I'm in country now! I have no reason for conversation I want to go commit crime Not to be bad or to hurt someone Just to waste some time We'll go to the corporations And we'll steal from side to side Then when we've had our fill Away in our charts, we will ride Chorus: Let's go down to the supermarket, we'll clean off the shelves Let's go down to the supermarket, we'll go burn it down Once the places closes at night We'll sneak in around the back We'll pick it clean like chicken Steal, pillage, and ransack We don't even need a reason We don't need to know why But when we've had our fill Away in our carts we will ride Chorus: Let's go down to the supermarket, we'll clean off the shelves Let's go down to the supermarket, we'll go burn it down Hey let's go rob, Hey let's go rob, Hey let's go rob the supermarket Hey let's go rob, Hey let's go rob, Hey let's go rob the supermarket
4.
Coffee Shop Joe works from six to three Never had a real job, sits in the back making tea Everybody likes him, the nicest of guys Always sitting there with his unpolished eyes Chorus: You don't know Coffee Shop Joe x1 Coffee Shop Joe has many dreams Hauling the sacks, grind and roast the beans Charles Manson is his God You may find it strange, you may say its odd Chorus: You don't know Coffee Shop Joe x2 His face consumed by facial hair The future is what makes him scared And he's got nothing better to do Than sit around and sniff some glue He sniffs lots of glue x2 He sniffs all the glue Chorus: You don't know Coffee Shop Joe x4
5.
Mukalana 03:01
Hey mukalana, hey mukalana hey mukalana Why don't you tell me your name Hey mukalana, hey mukalana hey mukalana You set my heart aflame Chorus: We could be together We should be forever Hey mukalana, hey mukalana hey mukalana Why don't you tell me your name Hey señorita, hey mom cochita, hey mambosita Why don't you tell me your name Chorus: We could be together We should be forever You are my queen You got nothing to fear So grab my hand You got nothin to fear Hey mukalana, hey mukalana hey mukalana Why don't you tell me your name Hey mukalana, hey mukalana hey mukalana Why don't you tell me your name Chorus: We could be together We should be forever x2
6.
Why should I care? Why should I care? I often wonder what he is thinking Has he ever heard a word I've said? Look at him now in the mirror dreaming What is happening in his head? Listening to you I get the music. Gazing at you I get the heat Following you I climb the mountain I get excitement at your feet! What is happening in his head Ohhh I wish I knew, I wish I knew Well, here's a poke at you You're gonna choke on it too You're gonna lose that smile Beacuse all the while I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Tommy, can you hear me? x5 How can he be saved? Surrounded by his friends he sits so silently, And unaware of everything. Playing poxy pin ball, picks his nose and smiles and Pokes his tongue at everything. I believe in love, but how can men who've never seen Light be enlightened. Only if he's cured, will his spirits future level Ever heighten. And Tommy doesn't know what day it is. Doesn't know who Jesus was or what praying is. How can he be saved? From the eternal grave. You are forgiven (a lot)
7.
Its all over the time has come We laugh, we cried, we had some fun But now as we go our separate ways Did anything matter anyway Four years of trust just to say The cig is out in the ashtray Leaving you with out delay Chorus: You let me down, down, down Won't see you around, round, round You lived a lie for everyone No one mattered in the long run But you never cared for me Ya ditched us I should have seen But that the way it works ya see People come and then they leave Real friends a rare commodity Chorus: You let me down, down, down x2 In the night I doubt myself Bout how you leave with no regrets Cause you are caught up in what matters less Chorus: You let me down, down, down x4
8.
I am the Nowhere Man, thats all I can for see I got nobody looking out for me I can't worry about the far away pesky things All I can worry about is when that school bell rings La la la la la la la la laaaaaa honey Oh way oh way oh way oh way ohh baby I can't even begin to look to my future with hope When I had wasted four years on porn, and music, and dope I think that I will be a Nowhere Man Forget about my friends and my dreams and be a bitter older man Marty and Doc Brown in their Delorean Can't go back and fix my mistakes oh wo wo wo But that's how it goes I guess Business CEO's and nowhere men I have alcohol to mend It always comes back in the end La la la la la la la la laaaaaa honey Oh way oh way oh way oh way ohh baby Why does it seem like the most important decisions in my life Weren't buying a car, a house, or even choosing a wife, no No in fact, it feels pretty damn unfair That the most important decisions in life were made before I can grow this facial hair Marty and Doc Brown in their Delorean Can't go back and fix my mistakes oh wo wo wo I am the nowhere man x3 No one will remember Please god, try to remember Please God remember the nowhere man
9.
I am the Nowhere Man, thats all I can for see I got nobody looking out for me I can't worry about the far away pesky things All I can worry about is when that school bell rings La la la la la la la la laaaaaa honey Oh way oh way oh way oh way ohh baby I can't even begin to look to my future with hope When I had wasted four years on porn, and music, and dope I think that I will be a Nowhere Man Forget about my friends and my dreams and be a bitter older man Marty and Doc Brown in their Delorean Can't go back and fix my mistakes oh wo wo wo But that's how it goes I guess Business CEO's and nowhere men I have alcohol to mend It always comes back in the end La la la la la la la la laaaaaa honey Oh way oh way oh way oh way ohh baby Why does it seem like the most important decisions in my life Weren't buying a car, a house, or even choosing a wife, no No in fact, it feels pretty damn unfair That the most important decisions in life were made before I can grow this facial hair Marty and Doc Brown in their Delorean Can't go back and fix my mistakes oh wo wo wo I am the nowhere man x3 No one will remember Please god, try to remember Please God remember the nowhere man
10.
I see you sitting right next to me You make me higher, than I should ever be I wish that you, could always stay Watching horror movies, wasting the days away Chorus: I tried, oh lord I tried, I tried for you And as time keeps moving on Should I do something or just get gone Will anyone notice, will anyone care? When I'm gone and in someone else's hair. Chorus: I tried, oh lord I tried, I died with you I tried, oh lord I died, I will always love you You baby And when it ends, will anyone miss me And when its over, will anyone miss me Chorus: I tried, oh lord I tried, I will miss you I tried, oh lord I die, I always did love you Forever and ever The future's uncertain We're turning to ash I don't know about you but I'm having a blast The triumphs, the mistakes, the things through the years Oh dear God, I think I'm shedding a tear The people who were kind I will truly miss The people who were assholes, I hope you are pissed I've never held back except for good-bye But tomorrow I have to fly away

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Jake and The Nowhere Men was a one man band from New Jersey. Before leaving for college, I recorded an album of songs I had written throughout high school.

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released October 17, 2015

Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Kazoo, Drums, Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Lyrics, Background Vocals, Keyboards, and Production - Jacob Sullivan
All music and lyrics by Jacob Sullivan
Except for The Who Medley - Written by Pete Townsend
Gang vocals by Donato Salisbury, Dan McCartney, Tristian O'Niel, Garret Crift, Wyatt Bohman, Mom, Matt Sullivan, and Andrew Frye
Back Up on Mukalana by Francesca Pagano

I would like to thank my mom, my brother, my dad, my friends, Vater Boris, The Who, and Uncle Dan

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