Story Behind The Song
Cowriter babysat her nephew and in the course of emaiing what she did with him, she concluded with "things that every eight year-old should know"......and the genesis of the idea.
Song Description
The nephew knows his uncle is on the rebound. The uncle tries to dispense advice, but learns more from the kid than he bargained for.
| Song Length |
3:31 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - Indie/Low-Fi |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| |
Lyrics
THINGS THAT EVERY EIGHT YEAR-OLD SHOULD KNOW
Sittin? in the dining room
Of my brother?s house
With my sister?s son
Saturday night
I?m the chosen one
Found a deck of beat-up cards
From the Dunes Hotel
So I dealt a hand
I declared deuces wild
Jacks or better to win
THINGS THAT EVERY EIGHT YEAR-OLD SHOULD KNOW (X3)
He asked should I risk it all
On a pair of queens
Smilin? back at me
Told ?em some smiles are worn
To tempt and to deceive
He made a bet and shook his head
Said I heard that she
Brought you to your knees
Mom says you never let love
Turn you blind to what you see
THINGS (X3)
Words to live by always come dirt cheap
Pearls of wisdom never run too deep
There?s warnings to heed and sign to read along the way
Get lost in the dark wait until the light of day
When my sister got back in
He was sound asleep
I?m playin? solitaire
She asked me was my angel good
I said the boy?s a breath of fresh air
He showed me his best poker face
Won all my change and loaned it back to me
Then told me take a grain of salt
With the things I?m asked to believe
THINGS (X3)
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