Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song I Played Drums On This, artist - Family of the Year.
Date of issue: 31.01.2012
Song language: English
I Played Drums On This |
In the winter when I was eight |
I rode from state to state |
Listening to The Summer of '69 |
My brother he sang it, my daddy he drove |
Through the hills of long-forgotten families |
And broken down old homes |
My brother played me cool music |
So I threw out my old tapes |
My childhood stashed up deep and attached |
To my big brother´s place |
Years ago he was my hero and like |
That gets us to the night we went |
We caught bugs, bright light stars, in tight-lidded jars |
But I grew out of it |
The brighter they are, the faster they burn |
Oh, big brother you never did learn |
You strangled all your options |
You sucked out all their breath |
Ken, you’re high as a kite and you’re as low as they get |
You came to the west coast |
On a Sunday |
Robbed dear daddy blind |
Tried to board a train back home |
Sold your pass for cheap white lines |
Daddy came and picked you up |
The car was quiet then |
His head hung like a white flag |
On Monday you did it all again |
The brighter they are, the faster they burn |
Oh, big brother you never did learn |
You strangled all your options |
You sucked out all their breath |
Ken, you’re high as a kite and you’re as low as they get |
And in between the fighting |
The pressure of yourself |
The promise to get better stacked up on a dusty shelf |
You miss the point completely |
Self fulfill your sabotage |
Father taught you how to fish |
Instead you ate the fish he caught |
The brighter they are, the faster they burn |
Oh, big brother you never did learn |
You strangled all your options |
You sucked out all their breath |
Yeah, you’re high as a kite |
The brighter you are, the faster you burn |
Big brother you never did learn |
You strangled all your loved ones |
You sucked out all our breath |
Ken, you’re high as a kite and you’re as low as they get |