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Went back to clean my closet out
The folks finally decided to try and sell the house
And the bands on all my shirts
Had all since broken up or
Adopted a more commercial sound
I can't blame them I guess
Still threw them in the trash
(Don't you ever wish)
Our generation
Made anything worth saving
Made anything to last
Longer than the life of a match
One by one the old gang crumbled
Pressed out of the East Bay
Exiled to LA
Where we waited on a drummer
To show up at the strip club
In the strip mall after his other gig
Some kid with a million hits
Whose name I forget
(Well don't you ever wish)
Our generation
Made anything worth saving
Made anything to last
Longer than the life of a match
I guess I just don't get
What makes Kanye the best
(But don't you ever wish)
That the backing tracks would crash
And the crowd would look up from their phones
To find out if the singer could sing a note
Or better yet if what he said gave a voice to feelings
I didn't know myself how to express
I get it now I guess
We're all frustrated and we just wish
Our generation
Had anything worth saying
Made anything to last
Longer than the life of a match
Yeah don't you ever wish
Our generation
Made anything worth saving
Made anything to last
Longer than the life of a match
Yeah
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The Matches

The Matches

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