I'll Buy The Drinks

from Miracle Drugs by Big In Japan

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Half-hearted smiles, you talked for miles
I didn't hear a word you said
I once wore rose-colored glasses
But now I'm only seeing red

It's so hard now waking up the dead
When we're in bed
When we've nowhere to go

But I gotta know

If I buy the drinks will you pay the rent?
We'll run this race 'til it's typical
If you had some drive and I had success
I'd be a lot less cynical

You beat my brow and I can take a punch
But given repeated jabs and time
It stands to reason that I might become
Just a little hand-shy

I could love you if I didn't hate you so much
That's my counter-punch
We've eight more rounds to go

And I gotta know...

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from Miracle Drugs, released January 22, 2021
Written by Zac Damon

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Big In Japan Reno, Nevada

We came, we saw, we released our first album in 2001... And then we found out there was another Big In Japan from the UK in the late 70s. They're good, too! Oops! The internet wasn't that ubiquitous back in 2001, and even though we love punk-post-punk-new-wave-etc. from their region and time period, we missed them somehow. Any bands started beyond 2010 really have no excuse for aping a name. ... more

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