its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
Conversations with my bathroom mirror
are never the same
as when you're standing here
I'm chickenshit out on a brave frontier
That teenage wasteland
so begins the Jack Slapp cheer
one, two, three, four!
Your mom ain't home
she's out strippin' for your education
Your dad's out marchin' for the NRA
I'm so damn bored
I'm crawlin' out of my skin
The devil's got more room to play
This town gets so boring
when you're not scoring
It gets so boring and you live right up the street
16 summers, let's make one complete
We're all Jack Slaps here
Jack Slaps, with Jack Slap fears
All lost on the same frontier
so face the facts and sing the Cheer
One, two, three, four!
Your dad stepped out
He's .09 and on the highway
singin' along with the Rolling Stones
I can't get no satisfaction
damn, ain't that true
Bring me home, don't send me home
This town gets so boring
when you're not scoring
It gets so boring and you live right up the street
16 summers, let's make one complete
This town gets so boring
When you're not scoring
This town gets so boring
when you're not scoring
It gets so boring and you live right up the street
16 summers, let's make one complete
are never the same
as when you're standing here
I'm chickenshit out on a brave frontier
That teenage wasteland
so begins the Jack Slapp cheer
one, two, three, four!
Your mom ain't home
she's out strippin' for your education
Your dad's out marchin' for the NRA
I'm so damn bored
I'm crawlin' out of my skin
The devil's got more room to play
This town gets so boring
when you're not scoring
It gets so boring and you live right up the street
16 summers, let's make one complete
We're all Jack Slaps here
Jack Slaps, with Jack Slap fears
All lost on the same frontier
so face the facts and sing the Cheer
One, two, three, four!
Your dad stepped out
He's .09 and on the highway
singin' along with the Rolling Stones
I can't get no satisfaction
damn, ain't that true
Bring me home, don't send me home
This town gets so boring
when you're not scoring
It gets so boring and you live right up the street
16 summers, let's make one complete
This town gets so boring
When you're not scoring
This town gets so boring
when you're not scoring
It gets so boring and you live right up the street
16 summers, let's make one complete
Lyrics submitted by nikki04
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This song is awesome.... I really want to see them live, but I missed them when they came into town... damn school nights.... I think the jack slap fits in because they're completely bored out of their minds. They're used to doing the same old shit, and he (or they w/e) want to hook up with this girl whose got like a fucked up family.