standing in the alpha beta parking lot
watching the sun set
i'll never forget
watching all the reds and oranges slip away
letting go of yet another dirty day
breathing in the fumes from so many idling cars
right beneath the sign w/ the dusty yellow stars
watching the sun go down
standing in the alpha beta parking lot
watching you leave me
not quite believing
standing in the alpha beta parking lot
watching the sun set
i'll never forget
breathing in the fumes from so many idling cars
right beneath the sign w/ the dusty yellow stars
watching the sun go down
watching the sun set
i'll never forget
watching all the reds and oranges slip away
letting go of yet another dirty day
breathing in the fumes from so many idling cars
right beneath the sign w/ the dusty yellow stars
watching the sun go down
standing in the alpha beta parking lot
watching you leave me
not quite believing
standing in the alpha beta parking lot
watching the sun set
i'll never forget
breathing in the fumes from so many idling cars
right beneath the sign w/ the dusty yellow stars
watching the sun go down
Lyrics submitted by Ice
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hopefully the history lesson ^^^^^^ will enrich this song for all who are too young to remember (or not geographically fortunate enough to be familiar with) the grocery store "Alpha Beta" or as it was later called "Skags Alpha Beta". This is definitely one of the most sureal break up locations I've heard used in a song, which makes a lot of "CAKE" sense.
Muchos awesome-os.
This implies that it is something imprinted on his mind that will go to the grave with him.
Kudos to hifrank, thx for the lesson. Decendent, you hit the nail on the head.
I listened to nothing but this song for a week after my first ever breakup, just over a year ago.
But then again, I don;t know. I always thought it was about a lost relationship, so...
I also believe that alpha beta subtly implies the concept of control/power. Indeed, many of cakes songs are about leaders/followers, the real go-getters, and the loser-havenots. My interpretation of this facet of the alpha-beta reference is that, yes, the girl ran away with someone new, and in John mcCrea's mind, someone better, more successful than he.