QUARTERBACKS, by QUARTERBACKS

QUARTERBACKS

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John Reimers This album puts me in such a good mood, it's wonderful. Favorite track: NOT IN LUV.

Nathan Howard Absolutely amazing Twee Pop. We need more bands like this. Favorite track: SPORTSCENTER.

Ian Franco Love the drums and the nervous energy in the songs. Simple, heartfelt lyrics with a sense of humor. I really want to see how these guys progress. Favorite track: WEEKEND.

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1.	USUAL 01:20	lyrics

2.	NOT IN LUV 01:04	lyrics

3.	CENTER 01:27	lyrics

4.	STAY IN LUV 00:50	lyrics	buy track

5.	WEEKEND 01:34	lyrics	buy track

6.	POOL 01:17	lyrics

7.	KNICKS 00:55	lyrics

8.	THE DOGS 00:27	lyrics

9.	SPORTSCENTER 00:52	lyrics

10.	LAST BOY 01:25	lyrics

11.	NEVER GO 01:39	lyrics

12.	PROVE ME WRONG 01:01	lyrics

13.	SPACE 00:38	lyrics

14.	SIMPLE SONGS 01:20	lyrics

15.	TWENTY 00:42	lyrics

16.	LAUREN 01:30	lyrics

17.	LOVESEAT 01:03	lyrics

18.	SCHMICTIONARY 01:19	lyrics

19.	POINT NINE 01:34	lyrics

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released February 10, 2015

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Track Name: USUAL: I HAVE TO FORGET
YOUR NUMBER
BECAUSE IT'S BEEN GETTING
ME IN TROUBLE
LAST NIGHT ON THE PHONE
I SAID I WAS OK ALONE

BUT HERE I AM AGAIN
OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR
PREDICTABLY YOURS
AND I KNOW THIS FEELING
BECAUSE I'VE FELT THIS WAY BEFORE
I'M IN LOVE AS USUAL

WHEN YOU SAID YOU LOVED ME
DID YOU JUST MEAN YOU MISSED ME
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
AND THESE FEELINGS GET CONFUSING
NEXT TIME YOU VISIT HOME
MAYBE I SHOULDN'T KNOW
Track Name: NOT IN LUV: I'M NOT IN LUV
WITH ANYONE
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME
MY HEART BEATS LIKE
A BOWLING BALL
THAT SLOWLY TURNS
AND ROLLS ALONG

I'M NOT IN LUV
WITH ANYONE
AT LEAST NOT THIS MORNING
SOMEHOW LOVE GOT BORING
MY HEART WAS BROKEN
AND I BARELY NOTICED
Track Name: CENTER: SAW YOUR BIKE
ON YOUR FRONT PORCH
SAW THE LIGHT
UP IN YOUR WINDOW
THOUGHT ABOUT KNOCKING
ON YOUR DOOR
BUT I WAS CONCERNED
YOU HAD SOMEBODY OVER
I WAS CONCERNED
YOU WERE ALONE

THE NIGHT
I FIRST MET YOU
WE WERE DANCING
IN THE LIVING ROOM
AND WE KISSED
IN FRONT OF EVERYONE
I HAD WAITED TWO YEARS
TO TALK TO YOU
HELPED YOU MOVE
INTO YOUR NEW HOUSE
LEFT HAND PRINTS IN THE CLOSET
BEFORE WE MOVED YOU OUT
LOOKING UP
AT THAT ROOM NOW
STILL HALF HOPING THAT YOU'LL COME DOWN

BECAUSE THERE'S SUCH
RELIEF IN COINCIDENCE
A UNIVERSE THAT FINALLY WORKS
HOW YOU ALWAYS SUSPECTED
WITH YOURSELF NEAR THE CENTER
AS I GET OLDER
I RECOGNIZE THAT LOVE
IS MOSTLY SITUATIONAL
Track Name: STAY IN LUV: WHEN I FELL IN LOVE
I WROTE A SONG EVERY WEEK
THEN I STAYED IN LOVE
AND IT WAS LIKE I FELL ASLEEP
THE SILENCE WAS SO PERFECT
I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK

THEN I WOKE UP
AND YOUR ABSENCE
BEGGED FOR SOUND
AND I TRIED TO FIND A WAY
TO FILL THE EMPTINESS I'D FOUND
BUT AT FIRST
I COULD ONLY WHISPER
BUT THEN THE MURMUR
GOT LOUDER

I CAN'T SEEM TO STAY IN LOVE
I CAN'T SEEM TO STAY IN LOVE
I CAN'T SEEM TO STAY IN LOVE
I GUESS MY HEART
JUST BEATS TOO FAST
OR WHATEVER
Track Name: WEEKEND: I FEEL BEST
WHEN I AM
DRIVING EIGHTY
HEADED DOWNSTATE TO
YOUR HOUSE DAVID

WE'LL WAKE UP LATE
WE'LL LISTEN TO TAPES
MAYBE GRAB SOME BAGELS
GO TO A SHOW AND AFTERWARDS
RECORD SOME DEMOS

WHENEVER I FEEL
KIND OF TIRED
ALL I HAVE TO DO
IS CALL ELAIZA

JUST HEARING HER VOICE
MAKES ME FEEL BETTER
I JUST WISH WE COULD
ALWAYS BE TOGETHER

BUT WE CAN'T
THAT'S WHY I NEED
THESE WEEKENDS AWAY
TO SEE THE PEOPLE
I SHOULD SEE EVERY DAY

I KIND OF HATE THE TOWN
WHERE I LIVE
BUT AS SOON AS I LEAVE
I START TO MISS IT

THAT'S WHY YOU GOTTA
COME AND VISIT
NEXT TIME
YOU NEED A WEEKEND AWAY
YOU GOT A SPOT
WHERE YOU CAN STAY
Track Name: POOL: I THOUGHT I'D SEE YOU AROUND
NOT EVERY DAY BUT PRETTY OFTEN
NOW THAT YOU'RE REALLY LEAVING TOWN
I JUST WISH I HAD BEEN MORE HONEST
REMEMBER OVER THE SUMMER
WHEN I FIRST GOT YOUR NUMBER
I THOUGHT THAT WE COULD BE FRIENDS
OR MAYBE SOMETHING BETTER

MY HEART SKIPPED
IN NEW BRUNSWICK
YOU WERE ALL SWIMMING
AND I FELT SO HOMESICK
WALKED TO DEV'S CAR
TO MAKE A PHONE CALL
BUT YOU DIDN'T PICK UP
AND I FELT SO DESPERATE
IN THE BACKSEAT
SWIMSUIT DRIPPING
I MADE A PROMISE
THAT WHEN WE GOT BACK
TO POUGHKEEPSIE
I WOULDN'T CALL YOU
WOULDN'T INVOLVE YOU
I GUESS
YOU WERE JUST TOO BUSY

ONE TIME I SHOWED YOU A SONG
YOU ONLY THOUGHT THAT
IT WAS KIND OF GOOD
I NEVER PLAYED IT AGAIN
IT WASN'T EVEN ABOUT YOU
Track Name: KNICKS: WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER
MAKE SOME DINNER
WE CAN MUTE THE KNICKS GAME
AND PUT ON A RECORD
HEAD OVER TO MOBIL
PICK OUT A SIXER
PRETEND YOU DON'T MISS HER
NOT ANYMORE

HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND
DID YOU GET A COOL BOYFRIEND
YOU DIDN'T
BUT I BET YOU WILL SOON

WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER
SAME TIME TOMORROW
AND EVERY DAY AFTER
UNTIL YOU FEEL BETTER
Track Name: THE DOGS: SAW A GUY DRIVE BY
WITH TWO PUPPIES
ON HIS LAP

MADE IT SO
HE COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD
AND HE DROVE UP
ON THE GRASS

SEEMED LIKE A FAIR TRADE
TWO DOGS FOR A DIRTY CAR
AND I WISH YOU COULD HAVE SEEN
THE DOGS AND EVERYTHING
Track Name: SPORTSCENTER: I CALLED MY
FATHER AND
I DRANK SOME
BUDWEISER AND
I WATCHED TOO
MUCH SPORTSCENTER
WHILE I WAITED FOR
THAT WARMER WEATHER

AND IT CAME
LKE IT ALWAYS DOES
IT ALWAYS COMES
BUT YOU HAVE TO WAIT
Track Name: LAST BOY: THESE CHORDS
HAVE PROBABLY BEEN USED
A THOUSAND TIMES BFORE
TO WRITE SONGS ABOUT GIRLS
I DON'T THINK THEY'VE BEEN USED
TO SING ABOUT YOU
BUT HONESTLY I CAN'T BE SURE
YOU PROBABLY KNOW
LOTS OF BOYS WHO PLAY GUITAR
YOU'RE THE KIND OF GIRL
WHO ATTRACTS
BOYS WHO WRITE SONGS
WRITING ONE ABOUT YOU
REALLY WASN'T HARD
I'VE ALWAYS LIKE GIRLS
WHO HAVE
BROKEN A FEW HEARTS

BUT I WANT TO BE
THE LAST BOY
TO LOVE YOU

WANT TO BE
THE LAST BOY
THAT YOU LOVE TOO

ALL THOSE BOYS BEFORE
ALL THOSE GIRLS BEFORE
ALL THOSE
STOPS AND STARTS AND ENDS
WE CAN JUST IGNORE
THE PAST NEVER ADDS
UP TO MUCH
WHERE YOU'VE BEEN
ISN'T HALF AS IMPORTANT
AS WHERE YOU END UP
Track Name: NEVER GO: I CAN'T REMEMBER
WHAT IT FELT LIKE
TO NOT BE IN LOVE WITH YOU
BECAUSE ALL MY MEMORIES
HAVE YOU IN THEM TOO
THIS ABSENCE OF PAST
ISN'T HARD TO UNDERSTAND
BECAUSE MY LIFE
BEGAN WHEN YOU
FIRST HELD MY HAND

I'LL NEVER GO
ANYWHERE
WITHOUT YOU

EVER AGAIN
Track Name: PROVE ME WRONG: YOU'RE THE ONLY GIRL
I KISSED THIS YEAR
AND NOW IT'S JUNE AND
YOU'RE STILL HERE

BUT SINCE THE END OF MAY
YOU'VE BEEN DRIFTING AWAY
YOU'VE ALWAYS FELT SO FAR
MOVE AWAY FORGET MY NAME
IN THE SUMMER YOU'LL BE GONE

BUT YOU COULD PROVE ME WRONG
I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT THIS TIME
PROVE ME WRONG
I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT TONIGHT

I KNOW I ALWAYS CARE TOO MUCH
IT'S ONLY BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS
BUT I'M SO SCARED YOU'LL LEAVE ME HERE
HAVING FUN WHILE I STAY HOME
YOU WON'T CARE THAT I NEED YOU HERE
SPEND THE WINTER ALL ALONE
Track Name: SPACE: I MADE SPACE FOR YOU
IN MY TINY ROOM
MADE MYSELF SMALL ENOUGH
SO YOU'D FIT IN MY BED
AND THAT SPACE WAITS FOR YOU
NOT TO COME BUT TO RETURN
A MONUMENT TO ABSENCE
AND A HEART THAT NEVER LEARNS

I KNEW HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOU
AND I KNEW JUST HOW TO WAIT
WHEN YOU FINALLY CAME TO ME
I DON'T KNOW
I GUESS I JUST THOUGHT THAT YOU'D STAY
Track Name: SIMPLE SONGS: I BELIEVE IN POP MUSIC
THE WAY I WISH I BELIEVED IN GOD
COMPLETELY
AND WITHOUT QUESTION
I WISH THERE WAS
SOMETHING HIGHER
THAT I COULD SUBSCRIBE TO
TO GIVE MY LIFE
SOME DIRECTION

CUZ I DON'T HAVE
A LIFE PLAN
I JUST HAVE
THIS LITTLE BAND
SIMPLE SONGS
WITH SIMPLE CHORDS
BUT SIMPLE SONGS
WON'T SAVE YOUR SOUL

THE ONLY THING
THAT SPEAKS TO ME
ARE CATCHY MELODIES
THE SAME CHORDS
ALL THE TIME
E C G
THE ONLY DAMN THING
THAT SPEAKS TO ME
Track Name: TWENTY: I GUESS THERE WAS A TIME
WHEN I DIDN'T KNOW YOU
AND I GUESS THAT TIME
WAS PRETTY MUCH MY WHOLE LIFE
EVEN THOUGH I DON'T LIKE
THINKING ABOUT IT
BECAUSE EVERYTHING NOW
FEELS TOTALLY RIGHT

EIGHTEEN YEARS
TWENTY MILES APART
RIVER LIKE AN OCEAN
THAT WE COULDN'T CROSS
BUT RIVERS CAN'T
DEMAGNETIZE HEARTS
YEAH WE'RE MAKING UP
FOR THE TIME THAT WE LOST

EVERYTHING'S PERFECT
IT ALL FEELS FATEFUL
BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IN FATE
I JUST BELIEVE IN PEOPLE
BUT EVEN IF THERE'S NO DESTINY
I'M GLAD YOU ENDED UP WITH ME
ENDED UP WITH ME
Track Name: LAUREN: I LIKE THE WAY
YOU SAY MY NAME
THE WAY YOU
STRETCH OUT
THE MIDDLE VOWELS
SO THERE’S A SMILE
ON YOUR FACE
BUT YOU LIVE
SO FAR AWAY
I WISH THAT I COULD JUST
PICK YOU UP AND PUT YOU
IN A CLOSER PLACE

LAUREN
WHEN WILL I
SEE YOU AGAIN?
WHEN WILL I
FINALLY GET BACK TO YOU?
WELL I HOPE THAT IT’S SOON

HALF THE COUNTRY
ISN’T NEARLY FAR ENOUGH TO
CANCEL THE CONNECTION
WHICH HAS QUICKLY GROWN
BETWEEN US
AND I FEEL EVERY MILE
THAT IS KEEPING YOU FROM ME
AND I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL
THEY MELT AWAY
BENEATH YOUR AIRPLANE SEAT

AND I HATE ALL
THE DALLAS BOYS
WHO FUMBLED WITH
YOUR HEART
BECAUSE I’D DO JUST
THE OPPOSITE
IF WE WEREN’T
SO FAR APART
Track Name: LOVESEAT: SITTING ON YOUR LOVESEAT
MAKING CONVERSATION
WE HAVE IDENTICAL INTENTIONS
FOR TONIGHT
AND I'M PRETTY SURE
YOU WANNA TO KISS ME
BUT I'M TOO NERVOUS
TO LEAN IN
AND FIND OUT IF I'M RIGHT

I KEEP TOUCHING YOUR KNEES
WHENEVER WE AGREE
THE ROOM IS SO WARM
YOUR LIPS ARE
OVERWHELMING ME
THE WAY YOU FORM YOUR LETTERS
EACH WORD JUST MAKES IT BETTER
THE FORMATION'S SO DISTRACTING
THAT THE CONTENT BARELY MATTERS

YOUR PARAGRAPHS
ARE AN EPITAPH
FOR MY SELF RESTRAINT
MY PATIENCE IS WANING
NOT SURE
HOW LONG I CAN WAIT
BUT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME
WITH FULL MOON EYES
SO SOFT AND CLEAR AND BRIGHT
AND I KNOW IT WILL
BE WORTH IT
EVEN IF IT TAKES
ALL NIGHT

IF YOU KISSED ME WHEN
I WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR
I PROBABLY WOULDN'T
LIKE YOU AS MUCH
BUT THESE ANXIOUS HOURS
OF ANTICIPATION
WILL JUST MAKE IT
THAT MUCH BETTER
WHEN OUR LIPS
FINALLY TOUCH
Track Name: SCHMICTIONARY: I WANT TO TAKE
PICTURES OF YOU
EVERY SINGLE MOMENT
BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING
WHEN SUN'S POURING
THROUGH YOUR WINDOWS
BUT I DON'T NEED PHOTOGRAPHS
I KNOW JUST WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE
YOUR IMAGE IS INTERNALIZED
YOU GO WHEREVER I GO

WHO LOVES YOU BABY?

I NEED NEW ADJECTIVES
TO TRY TO DESCRIBE YOU
WORDS ARE SO MEANINGLESS
WHEN THEY'RE APPLIED TO YOU
DICTIONARY SCHMICTIONARY
I NEED SOMETHING BETTER
THAN THESE
INSUFFICIENT COMBINATIONS
OF SOME STUPID LETTERS

WHO LOVES YOU BABY?

I LIKE YOU
COMPLETELY
EVERY LAST
ASPECT OF YOUR
ENTIRE BEING
EVERY DAY WE
SPEND TOGETHER
IT GETS EASIER TO SEE
THAT YOU MAY NOT
BE PERFECT
BUT YOU'RE PERFECT
FOR ME
Track Name: POINT NINE: I'VE ONLY KNOWN YOU
NINE TENTHS OF A PERCENT OF MY LIFE
AND YOU'VE ONLY KNOWN ME FOR
POINT EIGHT OF YOURS BUT
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WAY WE KISS THAT
KEEPS ME ASSURED

I HAVE NO EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FUTURE
THE PRESENT'S TOO PERFECT TO THINK ABOUT THAT
SOMETIMES I WONDER IF I SHOULD SLOW DOWN
MAKE SURE MY HEART STAYS INTACT

BUT I TRUST YOU
BECAUSE IT FEELS
LIKE I CAN
AND I CAN'T WORRY
ABOUT ANYTHING
WHILE YOU'RE HOLDING MY HAND

I CAN'T KEEP
MY HEART FROM BEATING
TWICE AS FAST AS IT
NORMALLY WOULD
BECAUSE EVEN IF
I WANTED TO STOP IT I DON'T
THINK THAT I COULD

DON'T THINK THAT I COULD
AND WHY WOULD I WANT TO
YOU'VE ALWAYS FELT SO GOOD

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