THE OUTSIDE Lyrics
(Meet me at Foxwoods)
It's okay, it's alright
Baby, welcome to life on the outside
Sleep all day, ride all night
Yeah, we're livin' it up on the outside
[Verse 1]
I remember the days in the class of '04
In the back of the Jeep, crashin' out on the floor
We had nothin' in our pockets to cling to
And, baby, nothin' but the sky in the rearview
In the halls with a rock tee, Dickies and Chucks
All the meatheads and mean girls like, "Dude, your band sucks"
Had a bandana hangin' out of my grad gown
Like you can push me all you want, I won't fall down, no
[Chorus]
It's okay, it's alright
Baby, welcome to life on the outside
Sleep all day, ride all night
Yeah, we're livin' it up on the outside
And you can knock it if you really want to
But we're the life of the party
It's okay, it's alright
Baby, welcome to life on the outside
Watch the sunset fade to a parkin' lot glow
We were kings and queens of the strip mall row
Tradin' million-dollar ideas for eighth bags
Our little fortunes built on lighters and dog tags
With our fists in the air and the radio up
We were dyin' to live, we were livin' on luck
When they would try to pick a fight in the hallway
We'd just throw a finger in the air and say
[Chorus]
It's okay, it's alright
Baby, welcome to life on the outside
Sleep all day, ride all night
Yeah, we're livin' it up on the outside
And you can knock it if you really want to
But we're the life of the party
It's okay, it's alright
Baby, welcome to life on the outside
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah
Welcome to life on the outside
That's life and we're just livin' the life
That's life and we're just livin' it
That's life and we're just livin' the life
That's life and we're just livin' it
That's life and we're just livin' the life
That's life and we're just livin' it
That's life and we're just livin' the life
That's life and we're just livin' it
[Chorus]
It's okay (Okay), it's alright (Alright)
Baby, welcome to life on the outside (Welcome to life on the outside)
Sleep all day, ride all night (All night)
Yeah, we're livin' it up on the outside
And you can knock it if you really want to (Really want to)
But we're the life of the party
It's okay, it's alright (It's alright)
Baby, welcome to life on the outside (Welcome to life on the outside)
[Outro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah (On the outside)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah (On the outside)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah (On the outside)
Welcome to life on the outside
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Martin Johnson:
I wrote the great escape in 2004 as a senior year tribute, a goodbye letter to our little town and the people in it. an outsider anthem of sorts. slowly, I saw myself & thousands of versions of our ‘three amigos’ in the crowd. the music had pulled people together and they had formed their own gangs, even if out of teenage survival. 20 years later, another outsider anthem about the same three best friends raised it’s hand. it’s safe to say I’ll always feel like I’m on the outside looking in. but I’ll never be out there alone. so whoever your three amigos are, and whatever outside you call your own, raise ‘em high and turn it up. this one’s for you. we’re BOYS LIKE GIRLS and this is THE OUTSIDE.
