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I don't know if we'll do better in Toledo
But we're going anyway
In a way too big apartment for the 2 of us
We'll find out what it takes
To make a happy life sometimes you need
A fucking break
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2. |
Toledo
02:51
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Brooklyn is a terrible place
This much I know
No one could do better anywhere
This much I know
If I could say 'Hey babe, why don't we go to Toledo'
And she would, I'd go
This much I know
I don't like the girls in San Fransisco
This much I know
The girls in San Fransisco don't like me
This much I know
If I could say 'Hey babe, why don't we go to Florence, Oregon or to Lawrence, Kansas'
And she would, I'd go
This much I know
I'm so tired of wondering why and where and how I'm going to make it
I'm so sick of reading articles online
I don't know why I'm so poor and still have nothing to show for life yet
I don't know why I'm here - I don't know yet
The housing is too expensive everywhere
This much I know
These computer guys should all be shot
This much I know
Not to set off any alarms
But if I had a gun, I'd do them all some harm
And say 'Babe, why don't we go to Toledo'
Why don't we go to Toledo
If I could and she would I'd go
If I could and she would I'd go
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3. |
A Lot For Me
02:39
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Maybe I should lie to everyone
Tell 'em I'm home for business
Not cause I'm a shitty son
Cause it's easier to be rich
Than it is to be so depressed
And forced into conversations with people I've barely met
In line at Target
Ask behind the counter if I want some credit
I could save 10% on all my purchases today
10% on all my purchases today
I could do him a solid
It would help out a lot with his manager
To finally get promoted to a weekend shift supervisor
I think I lost the thread
Yeah I lost it
(Just like how I'm losing my Dad)
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4. |
Middle Class
02:51
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I wanna earn at least $60k
Have no limits on my grocery day
I wanna be middle class someday
I wanna earn at least $60k
With no limits on my grocery day
I wanna be middle class someday
That all seems so possible and so far away
I guess I'm not gonna get most of what I thought I'd get
I guess I don't realize how disappointed I'm gonna be when I fully realize that
Maybe I could be a manager at Panera Bread
I think I'd like that
With a regular routine
And a uniform to clean
And people under me looking up to me - keep their schedules neat
I'll be stern and funny, everyone will like me
I wanna earn at least $60k
Have no limits on my grocery day
I wanna be middle class someday
I wanna earn at least $60k
Have no limits on my grocery day
I wanna be middle class someday
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5. |
Powerless 2
01:27
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Don't hesitate
Just drop it all
Move home and watch your dad die
Move home and watch your dad die
Move home and watch your dad die
Now what? Now you're stuck
Just drop it all
Don't hesitate
Move home and watch your dad die
Move home and watch your dad die
Move home and watch your dad die
This is all you have going on
This is it
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6. |
With Dylan's Dad Dying
04:45
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With Dylan's Dad dying
It seems dumb to be worrying about my health
And myself, and my dental insurance
And my ridiculous deal on rent
In a city where all of the movers, and all of the shakers, the millennial quakers
Are making so much, and taking so much for their selves
It seems stupid to think about my health
With Dylan's Dad dying
And Republicans trying to make it so much harder for most of us
My sister had a baby
I thought it might save me from my darkness but
It only makes me think of what I don't have and might never have
How sick is that?
I've been looking at online mortgage calculators
I've been doing the math
How sad is that?
How pathetic is that?
I spend so much time thinking I'm 39
With Dylan's Dad dying
And Republicans trying to make it so much harder for most of us to live
None of this is working
None of this is working out
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7. |
Knives
02:19
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You step outside, but not "outside"
More like a metaphor, more like it's something smarter
Like you tried real hard
But writing isn't easy
Neither is confronting tragedy
Like they all say "Just try it"
Like looking for a knife in dirty dishwater
You either get smarter or you search harder
Like looking for a knife in dirty dishwater
You either get smarter or you search harder
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8. |
XXX
02:24
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I'm XXX rated
Everyone I know is doing better now
I don't know what the point is
But I don't have it anyhow
I'm XXX rated
I'm the President - I'm the President
I'm XXX rated
Everyone I know is doing better now
I'm doing what I can when I can
And it's not enough, it's never gonna be enough
I'm doing what I want when I want
And it's not that much - it's not that much
I know it's easy for you
You got your rich friends from their rich places
and their rich friends in their rich neighborhoods helping you out
They're helping you out
I'm XXX rated
And it's not enough, it's never gonna be
I'm XXX rated
You don't know what I'm thinking about
I'm XXX rated
You won't believe it if you heard it you would not believe it
I'm XXX rated
It's a good thing I can keep it inside all the time
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9. |
Keep Busy
03:44
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I try to keep busy
Or at least my version of it
Which now includes
Yelling at minimum wage workers
When I wanna feel rich
I can't control my temper any longer
I can't control my brain
I tried to have a baby
I know I'm supposed to say "we"
It didn't take a couple times
We're still just a boring two person family
I've been reading about adoption
Like "Hey, maybe I could help"
What the fuck do I know about parenting?
I still haven't paid off my student loans
Let's break it down - there's still about - sixty thou
No one bought the Bobby Teenager albums and now
I'm working nights, working weekends
Anything to bring in that commission
Build my nest every bit helps
I can't control my spending at this time
I can't control my brain
What are these songs for?
Who is gonna care?
Well, I cannot confirm
They are selfish like I've been all my life
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10. |
Dylan Wise Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dylan Wise thinks everything is a goof. He makes music that he says is unpretentious but get him talking about it and you'll find that hard to believe. He wrote this.
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