1988

from Feels Like The Future Pt. 2 by Saint and Kings

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Sixteen on seventeen is frankly overrated
I'm not jaded but I'd rather be 34 or maybe 51
That sounds more like fun to my ears
These years kind of get to me
I mean frankly Mr. Shankly
I'm enjoying you now but you have to take a bow
because I have it on good authority
I'm going to be embarrased of you

I won't bring '88 back you can't make me
I won't bring '88 back you can't fade me
I won't bring '88 back if you made me
That's my hot take, see?

I'm still a virgin for two more years
What'm I fearing, what'm I crying about?
What kind of version am I? Why do I feel the need to cry?
I've still got Atlanta to look forward to
I've still got Bowie to look forward to
Tell me what I've got to look forward to
Only my future!

You couldn't pay me to bring '88 back
You couldn't pay me to bring '88 back
I wouldn't bring '88, I thought '88 was wack
but now I look backwards and wonder why I can't go back

There's worse things
than being 16 in 1988
Try being 17 in 1988
There's worse things
than being 17 in 1988
Try looking backwards from the future
and wondering what the hell happened

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from Feels Like The Future Pt. 2, released April 30, 2018

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Saint and Kings San Pablo, California

I’m a singer-songwriter using guitars and keyboards to craft distinctive dispatches from intimate interiors, vast exteriors and all points in between. Drawing on years of pop, soul, indie, folk and dance-music fandom, I try to turn observations and narratives into succinct sonic snapshots. ... more

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