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We'll Be Your Friend

by The Brooders

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We'll Be Your Friend 02:33
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"We'll Be Your Friend" by The Brooders written by Jay Waltmunson VERSE 1 Dear Mr. Bezos, we heard you might be bored If you need someone to talk to, we can be your second choice You might find you need a night out, to hang out with the boys Just sayin you can count on us, if you need a change, of course! CHORUS We’ll be your friend! If you need a couch to crash on Or maybe just to hang out Or just to get your laugh on Hang out with some guys For a little change in life We’ll be your friend VERSE 2 Dear Mr. Bezos, or can we call you Jeff? Don’t stay inside and sulk, there’s a show tonight instead Forget about your worries, forget about your stress Hang out in the front row, our friends there are the best! CHORUS We’ll be your friend! Join us up on stage Grab an extra microphone There’s guitars you can play Chillin with the boys To make a little noise We’ll be your friend VERSE 3 Hey Jeff we were thinking, we could go on tour You could join us on the road, maybe chip-in for support Take a break from work, forget about your store If there’s trouble with our jet plane, we could borrow one of yours CHORUS We’ll be your friend! Home or on the road We’d love to have you join us At any Brooder’s show Hanging with the guys For a little change in life We’ll be your friend If you want to bring your friends along? Like Bill or Steve or Elon… We’ll be their friends! Come on stage and play along Grab guitars and microphones Sing harmony on our songs Just hanging with the guys For a little Northwest life Kickin’ with the boys To make a little noise Chillin’ with some bros at another Brooder’s show We’ll be your frie-eeeend… We’ll be your frie-eeeend… We’ll be your frie-eeeend… And will you be our friend?
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Dog Gone 02:29
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"Dog Gone" by The Brooders written by Matt Galloway VERSE 1 I’m sorry I didn’t see your dog He should have been tied up on the lawn Pretty soon now he’ll be gone But to him, it’ll seem 7 times as long CHORUS Good… Bye… Rover Good… Bye… Spot I’m sure your Master will miss you a lot I bet your Master has already forgot Dog gone… (I’m sorry I didn’t see your dog) Dog gone… (I’m sorry I didn’t see your dog) VERSE 2 They say that man is dog’s best friend A lie, a truth, a myth that we defend Unleashed… faithful til the end Find solace, in that your dog found religion BRIDGE Makes you wonder About the soul of a dog Is it all over? Or does he see a man about a god? CHORUS Good… Bye… Rover Good… Bye… Spot I’m sure your Master will miss you a lot I bet your Master has already forgot Dog gone… (I’m sorry I didn’t see your dog) Dog gone… (I’m sorry I didn’t see your dog) Dog gone… (I’m sorry I didn’t see your dog) Dog gone… (I’m sorry I didn’t see your dog)
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East Side 03:58
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"East Side" by The Brooders written by Jay Waltmunson & Matt Galloway INTRO You don't live in Seattle, if you live on the East Side And if you don't know where you live, we can help you decide VERSE 1 If you live in Bellevue or Redmond Mmm, you live on the East Sid If you live in Kirkland or Issaquah Yeah, that’s also the East Side What about Mercer Island? (Who goes to Mercer Island?) I never been to Mercer Island (Have you?) …That must be the East Side too!! CHORUS You live on the East Side…. You live on the East Side…. You live on the East Side…. VERSE 2 If you live in Renton or SEATAC (Where the airport is?) Sure feels like the East side! If you live in Edmonds (You mean Everette?) You can get there from the East Side What about Vashon Island? (Dude, ferry traffic makes you wait for an hour) What about West Seattle? (So far away!) Might as well be the East Side! CHORUS You live on the East Side... You live on the East Side… You live on the East Side… BRIDGE If you go out for a drive at night And the lights make the houses all look the same (that’s so lame…) If you find another mall As you crawl along the number 405 highway (that’s five lanes…) It could be that your lost It's not your fault You might just be caught on the East Side! SOLO VERSE 3 What about New York City? (Manhattan?) (That’s the Upper East side!) What about Cleveland? (On Lake Erie?) (That’s the lake’s East Side) What about Vancouver (Which one?) (What’s the difference?) What about China? (The country?) That's the FAR East Side!!! CHORUS You got to love where you live You got to love where you live You got to love where you live So if you don’t live in in Seattle You must live on the East Side!
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Starbucks Card 03:49
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"Starbucks Card" by The Brooders VERSE 1 Friday night, bum on the corner, asking for a dollar bill To buy himself a bus ride, to get off Capitol Hill I tell him I’m all credit, no cash it’s like I’m broke He says, “That’s okay, how about a drag?” – I say, “Dude, I don’t smoke.” CHORUS 1 Take my Starbucks card instead Take my Starbucks card instead Buy yourself a latte, and add some extra foam Wash-up in the bathroom, they’ll give you the code This card is loaded This card is loaded You can say god damn, But I work for the man it might not show Take my Starbucks card and go… VERSE 2 Met my fellas at a hip spot, & we danced til the morning light On the way back to my car there’s a man there with a knife “Gimme your keys, gimme your cash, I’m taken it for my own!” – Wait a minute man, how about a second chance? There’s a better way to go! CHORUS 2 Take my Starbucks card instead! Take my Starbucks card instead! Buy yourself a latte, and add some extra foam Take out one of everything, they’ll give you the store! This card is loaded! This card is loaded! You can say god damn, but I work for the man, But it might not show… Take my Starbucks card and go! BRIDGE I finally made my way back home, my baby at the door She said she’d had enough of my running around, she’s not gonna take no more Says she’s gonna take the house, and gonna take the dog, she’s gonna take out half my pay I said wait a minute honey, there’s a better deal, there’s a better way – ay – ay … CHORUS 3 Take my Starbucks card instead!! Take my Starbucks card instead!! Buy yourself a latte, and add some extra foam Think through what you’re feeling, and keep me at home This card is loaded!! This card is loaded!! You can say god damn, I’ll be a better man Though it might not show Let’s take my Starbucks card and go – oo – oo – oo - oo! Aw baby, let’s take my Starbucks card and go…
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Love You So (feat. Beija Bailes) 02:58
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"Love You So" by The Brooders written by Jay Waltmunson VERSE 1 Two tiny hands… ten, tiny toes Make your first stand… so, fast I grow I know you can… make it now, on my own Let go my hand … there you go, there you go now CHORUS Whoa oh oh I love you so, I love you so now Whoa oh o Here I go, here I go now Whoa oh oh… I watch you go, I watch you go around Whoa oh oh… I love you so, I love you so now VERSE 2 Now you’re fast… running down, on that field A forward pass… winning now, it’s for real I fly passed – a tight grip, it’s what I feel Catch my laugh it’s my heart my heart you steal now CHORUS BRIDGE Whoa oh oh… … Someday I will leave - And I can’t say no … A daughter’s love don’t sleep no CHORUS I love you so… I love you so… I love you so… I love you so…
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Tukwila 03:58
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"Tukwila" by The Brooders written by Jay Waltmunson & Matt Galloway VERSE 1 First day I pulled into town car loaded up headed northbound July sky and summer sun… I fell in love the day we met Emerald city silhouette, I thought I’d found the one CHORUS 1 You might say I’m crazy now For chasing down a dream You might blame it on the money Or say I’ve lost my sanity But I'll tell you something honey, yea It's more than what it seems It’s more than just a crossroads of Opportunity VERSE 2: We had fireworks on gas works hill Bumbershoot it was free still Blue Angels smiled from above We had basketball and real cheap rent Stayed indoors smoked cigarettes Neighbors danced around at least til one CHORUS 2 You might say I’m crazy now For chasing down that dream You might blame it on the money Or say I’ve lost my sanity But I'll tell you something honey It's more than what it seems It’s more than just a Crossroads of Opportunity I’ve got my truck it’s packed up I’m stepping out, I’m stepping up You’ll always be my first love But I’m headed to Tukwila, …and you can’t talk me down. No x7 …. don’t go No x7 …. don’t go …. stay VERSE 3 I can buy a big house with half a mil Parking lots that got space still City parks where dogs can play I can skydive there (at the mall) It’s got Mount Rainier (it’s even more tall!) And the airports there (always only five minutes away!!) BRIDGE And if I’m not around You might say I’ll miss it all Like light rail to the Northgate mall Hockey instead of basketball I hear you’re screaming loud Bike lanes on the streets for all Amazon HQ withdrawal Housing prices start to fall But if it happens, be sure to call! Because I am headed to Tukwila …and you can’t talk me down!! FINAL CHORUS Yeah x7 .. Let’s go! Yeah x7 .. Let’s go…. today! Yeah x7 .. Let’s go! Yeah x7 .. Let’s go…. today!

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This third album is dedicated (per the album art) to all amazing fans while the songs speak to a variety of themes: how the band could get famous (hint: get Jeff Bezos to join the band), what to do when someone asks for change and you don't have cash (hint: give 'em a Starbucks Card), answers the question as to whether you truly live in "Seattle" if you actually live on the East Side (hint: probably not), the risks of off-leashing your dog (hint: Dog Gone), and flirting with moving out of Seattle into the arms of another city (hint: Tukwila). The track "Love You So" says it all in regards to the love between a father and daughter - a dedication written for and sung with Jay's daughter, Beija Bailes.

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released November 8, 2019

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The Brooders Seattle, Washington

Boasting a mix of alt-country roots, Northwest pride, and screaming guitar solos, The Brooders deliver smart songs about life in the Northwest. Known for their stage banter and audience interactions, original music, and sing-alone melodies, their songwriting embraces (and yet still lovingly pokes at) life in the Northwest. ... more

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