we make songs that make you dance
Members and their roles
Chuck Ebner: Vocals and fancy dancer
Chris Jesurun: Drummer and voice of reason
Ben White: Bass and token minority
Rusty Roberts: Guitar and the baby of the group
Corey Hoynacke: Trumpet and sexual personna
Chris Cogan: Trombone (Amanda Eaton on the mp3's)and replacement guy
Davey Cunningham: Alto Sax and balding
Story behind the song
It sucks growing older
Lyrics
Crate
Verse 1:
There was a time when I did what I wanted to
Didn’t really care what I was supposed to do.
A little homework and maybe just a couple chores,
I could go play with my friends right after I swept the floors.
Winter months were full of snowman building, snowball fights,
Hoping, praying for a snowday nearly every night,
Summertime playing on the tire swing,
Catching lightning bugs, not worried about anything.
It was far too good to last. . .
Chorus:
You’re a failure if you ever pause
Held down by society’s unwritten laws
They hate their jobs you’re not the only one
But they accept that they will not have any fun
You’ve seen sunsets don’t waste your time
Your little break is costing you a precious dime
Must growing up mean throwing up, that’s what I really want to know,
‘Cause if it does, I’ll stay a kid and I’ll sit back and watch the show.
Verse 2:
Now it seems I’m always doing what I’m told,
Prisoner to monotony til I’m boring, weak, and old,
Go to college bust my butt, study hard
Get a job, get a house, get a wife, get a car
50 years of work, wearing collared shirts and ties,
Then retire to a nursing home, and then I die
The little things that matter most are washed away by dull routine
I’ve seen people lead that life, saddest thing I’ve ever seen.
You’re growing up so fast. . .
