We're racing through the dark
On a road along the shore
And the law says we should stop
So we break a couple more
With the windows all down
We just throw the cans out
And now you're laughin' through the wind
Swearin' we won't do it again

We're off too much now
Pay off sells itself
We cough too much now
(But we're) too young for ourselves

We're racing through the dark
Down the beach by the pier
And you ran into the sea
Like a cop without fear
"You're gonna ruin your shoes!"
"You're gonna ruin your shoes!"
And you're wading through the bay
Like you do it everyday

We're off too much now
Pay off sells itself
We cough too much now
(But we're) too young for ourselves

The bay's so uncertain
It's too cold, but we swim
The rain could come at any moment
The gray sky's closing in

Girl, just kiss me

I couldnt' sleep for days
And I couldn't move
You couldn't come too soon
To break me from that room
And now I'll sleep for days
But in a different place

We're off too much now
Pay off sells itself
We cough too much now
(But we're) too young for ourselves



Lyrics submitted by mirrorsxandxfevers

Track duration: 04:06


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    General Comment:drinking beers, littering, speeding, littering and.... littering and....im freakin out man
    Flag rabbit32on March 23, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i am in love with this song.
    Flag meagansxfamouson November 28, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:great song

    But doesnt it say

    And you ran into the sea, like a cat without fear?

    i mean cats "hate water" and it would make more sense cause i doubt a cop would be scared of the sea
    Flag The18thLetteron August 18, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:this song makes me meltttttttttt
    Flag rhcp2491on May 06, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:i think this song is about being 17 or 18 and thinking your invisible "were too young for ourselves" and the whole song is them doing things they shouldnt be doing or knowing that something bad could happen at any minute but they dont care because they are two young to realize it "this bays so uncertain, its too cold but we swim, the rain could come at any moment, grays skies closing in" all that is bad things that could happen, but they dont care.
    Flag Yourmother98on February 10, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:everytime i hear it, i always assume that he's talkin about a booze cruise. just drivin around randomly and drinking. sounds terrible, maybe stupid, but we do it a lot at my high school cause there aint shit to do. its just matches perfectly, windows down, throwin the cans out, breaking at a stop sign, racing down a road. it came on one time during a boooze cruise and i just kinda stopped and thought...wow. the first verse at least, maybe second verse about stopping by the beach and wading. maybe smoking some reefer and tryin to be quiet but they're coughing too much and they act older than they are. then just lookin out on the water and thinking. when theyre talking in the beach he finally kisses this girl and he can't stop thinking about her for days, then she comes and he moves in with her?

    just my take on it
    Flag conman08on December 18, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:all mtb songs use beautiful imagery, thts part of wht makes them so awesome. i agree 'girl just kiss me' is a great line
    Flag sunshinme_duston November 08, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:no, cruzman, it's not just you.

    "and you ran into the sea like a cop without fear
    you're gonna ruin your shoes"

    so fucking perfect.

    it just paints this beautiful picture in my head, especially two minutes into the song, where it slows down, then gets really intense again; without being too weird, I'd compare it to how it feels to have sex, and being completely focused on each other and what you're both experiencing. and then the next stanza is like laying bare ass naked on the bed, on top of the sheets, both of you feeling intensely satisfied.
    Flag ohnoodleson September 30, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:is it just me or is this like the best song ever...
    Flag Cruzman3608on July 10, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:i tought when he said breaking the law is that they are speeding, and going in and out of cars then they throw the cans out because they were drinking and how drunk driving is breaking the law
    Flag bearhunton April 09, 2007   Link

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