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Famous for Nothing Lyrics
The barrel fire's fading
My pals are disappearing
Another night is passing but I won't go
It's two AM at townie
And things are going my way
Three buds, a glove & a foot of snow
There's two little shits
Selling joints on the hill
And the kids down the lot
Are burning cruisers for a thrill
See, we had each other
It was us against the world
Famous for nothing
Yeah, nothing was our world
Chorus:
Well these lies won't save me
Don't you know, don't you know
From the times that made me
Here we go, here we go
The courts are filling up
All the kids are coming down
For a head start on the troubles
Of a long night on the town
Yeah, thank God it's Saturday
And half my problems go away
Sure the big ones on the way
But I know how to handle them
Nine to three on weekdays
On the hour Sundays
The good Lord was calling me
But I wasn't up!
From the convent to the rectory
and over in the sacristy
I'm a Goddamn travesty
And that's just my luck
Chorus
Their gang went my way for basketball
My gang went thier way for alcohol
When we met it wasn't pretty at all
Still the bells of Saint Mary's kept ringing
Nine to three on weekedays
On the hour Sundays
Jesus Christ was calling me
Here we go
Their gang went my way for basketball
My gang went thier way for alcohol
When we met it wasn't pretty at all
Still the bells of Saint Mary's kept ringing
Their gang went my way for basketball
My gang went their way for alcohol
When we met it wasn't pretty at all
Still the bells of Saint Mary's kept ringing
The bells of Saint Mary's were ringing
My pals are disappearing
Another night is passing but I won't go
It's two AM at townie
And things are going my way
Three buds, a glove & a foot of snow
There's two little shits
Selling joints on the hill
And the kids down the lot
Are burning cruisers for a thrill
See, we had each other
It was us against the world
Famous for nothing
Yeah, nothing was our world
Well these lies won't save me
Don't you know, don't you know
From the times that made me
Here we go, here we go
All the kids are coming down
For a head start on the troubles
Of a long night on the town
Yeah, thank God it's Saturday
And half my problems go away
Sure the big ones on the way
But I know how to handle them
Nine to three on weekdays
On the hour Sundays
The good Lord was calling me
But I wasn't up!
From the convent to the rectory
and over in the sacristy
I'm a Goddamn travesty
And that's just my luck
My gang went thier way for alcohol
When we met it wasn't pretty at all
Still the bells of Saint Mary's kept ringing
On the hour Sundays
Jesus Christ was calling me
Their gang went my way for basketball
My gang went thier way for alcohol
When we met it wasn't pretty at all
Still the bells of Saint Mary's kept ringing
My gang went their way for alcohol
When we met it wasn't pretty at all
Still the bells of Saint Mary's kept ringing
The bells of Saint Mary's were ringing
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Ok, this song is about 2 sides of town. Like most cities, Boston has "good" and "bad" areas. St. Mary's is a private catholic school in one part of town, where people with money send their kids. East Boston High is nearby in an area called Eagle Hill. So selling joints on the hill is referring to Eagle Hill. The kids from that part of town went their way to play basketball (court is referring to a basketball court, not a legal court) and the kids from their part of town went toward Eagle Hill to purchase alcohol illegally because in the less desirable parts of town you're more likely to find shops willing to skirt the law. If you doubt the song is about high school kids, listen to the bell ringing at the beginning of the song and the kids yelling.
Just wanted to clear this up because I love this song.
i think this song is about a group of friends that hang out at the local bar and drink, and they have a rival gang of, say, jocs, who r against that stuff and each has to cross on to eachothers turf to get where they're going so there is a fight...or something like that.
I think this song is about two different groups of people - one is religious and the other is not, and they both decide to go the other's direction.
I think this song is about two different groups of people - one is religious and the other is not, and they both decide to go the other's direction.
Let me start off by saying I'm as non-religious as possible. I'm a very happy atheist, and this isn't meant to be preachy, but I'm fairly sure this song is about religion.
Let me start off by saying I'm as non-religious as possible. I'm a very happy atheist, and this isn't meant to be preachy, but I'm fairly sure this song is about religion.
The first verse is about people partying, smoking/selling joints, and burning things in parking lots for a cheap laugh, all things which are condemned by those that are religious. The chorus "these lies won't save me, don't you know,...
The first verse is about people partying, smoking/selling joints, and burning things in parking lots for a cheap laugh, all things which are condemned by those that are religious. The chorus "these lies won't save me, don't you know, don't you know, from the times that made me" refers, in my opinion, to those who are not following a religion, but decide that they need to be. They feel "the times that made them" won't save them from their problems.
The second verse shows that things didn't go so well. The kids that were out causing trouble are now going to court ("The courts are filling up, all the kids are coming down, for a head start on the troubles, of a long night on the town") to face their punishment.
It continues on to show that at least a few of them typically lead normal work lives ("nine to five on Weekdays, on the hour Sundays"), but even still they don't go to church ("The good lord was calling me, but I wasn't up"). He sees himself as, because of the things he does as a travesty ("I'm a goddamn travesty, and that's just my luck").
Then comes the problems in the song. The people who aren't religious decide to turn to the Church and play basketball instead of party, get drunk and burn things ("Their gang went my way for basketball"), while the religious people become "corrupted" and go out drinking ("My gang went their way for alcohol"). Now that the friends have all changed sides, when they meet again, they start trying to convert each other to the other's activities ("When we met it wasn't pretty at all"). But, no matter what happens, the church is always there for those that want it (of course, we know this isn't ACTUALLY true, but that's what the song says).
Summary: Religious people start leave the church and start doing "bad" things, while those that got punished for doing exactly that turn to the church. When the two converted groups meet, it "isn't pretty at all", but no matter what, the church is always open no matter who is there.