shape up or ship out

from the duct tapes by knuckle beach.

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lyrics

would you just grow up/would you just let me do it?
tryina bide my time writing everything but the truth
would you just shut up, or is it too hard for you?
and would you leave me beaten hard 'n heart all bruised

so i walked off, left my head in the sand
with a dollar in my wallet and a rock in my hand
i was so uptight for a while, and i lost it
and you would leave me here, but that was par for the course then

so baby shape up or ship out
and maybe you pinched on the parson's side
cause right now i'm too high to be nice
my bedside's primed for the night of yr life

so i was drinking tall boys, passing out in the bathroom
yeah i'm crashing now but i'm promise i'm coming back soon
getting tired of john denver and george jones
i'm sick of me too--i'm trying to go home
but that was it, how you wanted to shake it up
yr trying to stay hydated, a waste of a paper cup
i've got a problem with cattle branding and blood ties
i've had enough nice

so baby shape up or ship out
(etc)

bobby womack
i want the gold back
traded taste of a wasted evening
switching windows
tryina get close
far away from a lazy weekend
wishin' codeine
was more a slow theme
you were saying to keep it breezy
you complain though
turn on the radio
i'll be listening to "take it easy"

take it easy
shape up or ship out

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from the duct tapes, released January 16, 2020

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post-lofi farm emo from seattle, wa.

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