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​tattletale Lyrics by Kevin Atwater

Downers Grove (Explained)

2023

[Verse 1]
I had a friend I got close to senior year and
We found each other out
We were in band class and he got close to the teacher’s aid
And they started hanging out
We were at Tina’s for our study group for calculus
And the teacher picked him up
Huddled at the window, we watched them put their hands under clothes
And Tina threw up
[Chorus]
Oooh if I didn’t know if I didn’t know
Oooh if I didn’t know if I didn’t know
Oooh if I didn’t know if I didn’t know
Would you still cry in my backseat
With your head down and your eyes closed?
[Verse 2]
So we tried to pretend likе we couldn’t see the car in the dark
I stoppеd inside the school assigned police office and fell apart
For two weeks they had me leave my classes early to report what I saw
My friend would watch me walk out with my face red
And it felt like I was breaking the law
[Chorus]
Oooh if I didn’t know if I didn’t know
Oooh if I didn’t know if I didn’t know
Oooh if I didn’t know if I didn’t know
Would you kiss him in the backseat
With your head down and your eyes closed?
[Verse 3]
Two months later after everything came out
The teacher was kicked out of school
And no one knew except Tina and Megan
And my parents and his parents too
Late one night I snuck out to see my friend
And drive him around the block
I didn’t plan it but we kissed there for a minute
And when I got home I threw up
[Chorus]
Oooh if I didn’t know if I didn’t know
Oooh if I didn’t know if I didn’t know
Oooh if I didn’t know if I didn’t know
Would I kiss you in the backseat
With your head down and your eyes closed?
Oooh if I didn’t know if I didn’t know
Oooh if I didn’t know if I didn’t know
Oooh if I didn’t know if I didn’t know
Would I kiss you in the backseat
With your head down and your eyes closed?
Credits
Kevin Atwater

Kevin Atwater

About “​tattletale” by Kevin Atwater

Read the complete lyrics to "​tattletale" by Kevin Atwater from the album "Downers Grove (Explained)" in 2023. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Aa (Check Description), Folk Pop, Indie Folk.

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"​tattletale" appears on "Downers Grove (Explained)" in 2023.

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