Beatdown In The Key Of Happy Lyrics

Lyric discussion by noreturnabyss 

Cover art for Beatdown In The Key Of Happy lyrics by Four Year Strong

Hit the pavement and drive for the first time in a long time And pray that everything works out fine She said try to have a good time And get your fill of cheap thrills And try anything to save a dime So let's get moving, and let's get grooving To every single word we couldn't know Til we get carsick and play our hands quick And try to save ourselves along the way

You're a gamble; you've got nothing left to lose You think you got me in the back of your pocket, you do So take a breath and try to keep it down Cause I love these girls but I hate this town But I'm positive that there's nothing about you to get to know

Hit the lights and get down for the last time in a long time And try to think of every last line She said try to have a good time Don't put up with the hard hits They'll just hit you harder every time That you get moving; you'll just keep losing What little bit of mind that you have left So try and please me, but take it easy And try to keep your thoughts above the belt

You're a gamble; you've got nothing left to lose You think you got me in the back of your pocket, you do So take a breath and try to keep it down Cause I love these girls but I hate this town But I'm positive that there's nothing about you to get to know

OH!

-insane breakdown/bridge-

You're a gamble; you've got nothing left to lose You think you got me in the back of your pocket, you do So take a breath and try to keep it down Cause I love these girls but I hate this town But I'm positive that there's nothing about you to get to know

i think raptor's pretty much right about the meaning.

but it could also go with a relationship. driving and praying that things work out fine are ways of coping with struggles. 'last lines' could mean they won't see each other for awhile, which could explain these struggles and the advice 'she' gives to him. the first lines of the chorus describe someone deep into someone else ("you think you got me in the back of your pocket, you do", etc.)

but i can't help but think the last line of the chorus ("but i'm positive that there's nothing about you to get to know") can be applied to how most people generically say 'get to know me' when they're pretty much the same as everyone else. or maybe he's teasing the girl for saying it?

i dunno, just what i thought. xD