Don't ever ask me where I go
Last man who asked me had to go
Because if you start asking
Then I'll be hostile acting
Don't ever ask me where I go

Don't ever ask me where I'm from
In six states that's considered dumb
Because if you start asking
I'll pull this heat I'm packing
Don't ever ask me where I'm from

I've never been beaten
I won't stop competing
Don't ever ask me where I'm from
I get the red out
When I take my lead out
Don't ever ask me where I'm from

In six states that's considered dumb
Don't ever ask me where I'm from
Just thought I ought to let you know
Because if you start asking
Then I'll be hostile acting


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Hardcore Days & Softcore Nights Lyrics as written by David W Terry

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    i actually think this song is about him leaving tulsa and heading up to the pacific northwest. and getting tired of people asking him questions about the state that he just left. apparently he left here on a bitter note, thus "the tulsa trap."

    francisnolanon March 04, 2009   Link
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    I love this song I heard it on the OC too lol. To me it's about how many times I've moved and all the different places and people I have met. About assumptions people make without really knowing the person and their own experiences and falling for these stereotypes but everyone is different, they all have their own story really it's their own and you can't really share that whole experience with someone else. It's about feeling like there's no one to relate too, that's why it's so resentful. anyway this song is awesome

    mountaincloudson April 11, 2009   Link
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    I like the sound of this song and I just plain old like it in general! I'm just not quite sure what the lyrics mean. From what I gather, he doesn't like people asking him questions or he'll get mad.

    jenazababon April 01, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    ^ haha, yeah, basically! great song!

    clairebabyon May 29, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This guy certainly sounds Hardcore....God damn, I said god damn.

    The_Variableon August 15, 2005   Link
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    General Comment

    And on that note I just heard this song in the background of an Mtv show, as well as in a car commercial...

    That tune is pretty addicting, I must admit.

    The_Variableon August 20, 2005   Link
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    o.c. soundtrack. but fantastic nonethless.

    dc_sleeps_aloneon August 26, 2005   Link
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    General Comment

    i like the music, his vocals are a little, different.

    stryker311on December 18, 2005   Link
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    yeah, i heard it off the oc mix too which sounds lame, but believe it or not i do have good taste in music. i like it cause the vocals are different and i like songs where it's difficult to figure out what the artist is trying to say, like here.

    Greendaygirl2on December 30, 2005   Link
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    attituuuuude

    trasselfiaon May 13, 2006   Link

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