Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Verse 1

alright i'm on johnson avenue in san luis obispo

and i'm five years old or six maybe.

and indications that there's something wrong with our new house,

trip down the wire twice daily.

Verse 2

i'm in the living room watching the watergate hearings,

while my stepfather yells at my mother

launches a glass across the room, straight at her head.

and i dash upstairs to take cover,

Chorus 1

lean in close to my little record player on the floor,

so this is what the volume knob's for,

i listen to dance music.

dance music.

Bridge

same as intro...

Verse 3

okay so look i'm seventeen years old

you're the last best thing i got going

but then the special secret sickness

starts to eat through you

what am i supposed to do? no way of knowing

Verse 4

so i follow you down your twisting alleyways

find a few cul-de-sacs of my own

there's only one place this road ever ends up

and i don't wanna die alone

Chorus 2

let me down, let me down, let me down gently

when the police come to get me

i listen to dance music.

dance music.

Outro