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Authenticity Trip
They Might Be Giants
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(spoken) So people, this song is about a very special place that you can get your clothes washed
It's called Bubble's of Teaneck
Not just Bubble's, it's got the quiet dignity of also including the location
I have to have the mic at the exact right height for this
So this song's called "Authenticity Trip"
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Yeah!
I'm losin' my English accent
Think of all the changes you put me through, girl
Back against the pit boss again
And now I'm fencin' with him
With just a fountain pen
You see, I'm dead as a dog
From these one-night stands
And now I'm in these classes
Just to be your man
I just wanted my big toe
In the soft, soft sand
Now I'm neck deep in the quick, quick
So tell me are you ready
For the bitter truth?
Authenticity Trip
Yes, 200-proof
I keep it in the cupboard
By your baby tooth
That your mom saved
I think your mommy's nice
So tonight we're takin' a jet-plane 'round
To somebody's house
Out in the Hollywood Hills
I said the Hollywood Hills
Like I've been there before
But I haven't in a while
Or really at all
Go!
Someday I'll win
I'm not Ichabod Crane
And though dark my days
I'll say until then
Someday I'll win
I'm not Ichabod Crane
So mark it down
While I say it again
I'm stuck here
In Bubble's of Teaneck
Since you kicked me out
It just seems like a good place to be
Gonna get my head straight again
With some guys with some time
And some clothes that get cleaned
We're dancin' in the window
Like we like to dance
Get a full head of steam
In our waggled-up stance
Cause tonight Sleepy Hollow's
Just a few miles away
With dramatic re-enactments
And an overnight stay
Go!
Someday I'll win
I'm not Ichabod Crane
And though dark my days
I'll say until then
Someday I'll win
I'm not Ichabod Crane
So mark it down
While I say it again
Someday I'll win
I'm not Ichabod Crane
And though dark my days
I'll say until then
Someday I'll win
I'm not Ichabod Crane
So mark it down
While I say it again
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(spoken) So people, a month from now--New Year's Eve
We're gonna be here, ladies and gentlemen. New Year's Eve
Special late show, the night after that we're gonna be performing Flood in its entirety, ladies and gentlemen
And the night after that we're selling tickets, but we're not gonna show up
Don't tell anybody. Last New York show, total wipeout
Did you hear what happened to those guys? It was so fucked up
That's right, we've been settin' up this scam for 33 years. It was the perfect crime
700 people outside in the cold. The opening act is Sly Stone
Yeah. But he's acually there! Yeah, he actually showed up
Killer set. Solid 35 minutes. Got off on time
TMB No-show
But anyway, I digress. Thinking of my dreams
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