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The Way It Is

by The Gusto

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1.
Apehangers 03:01
Get some credit in the straight world 'Cause I know I never will I tried living the nine to five But that life gives me no thrill But you know that it's a great world Even if it doesn't seem But you keep on pushing harder and that Means everything to me We can't ignore this We cannot afford this We keep on the straight Thinking every single day Nothin's gonna stop us now Where are we goin' I don't know To where there is no end Where are we goin' I don't know To where there is no end We've got some time to kill right now We couldn't ask for more We're just here to show you how We've got some time to kill right now We couldn't ask for more We're just here to show Show you how We can't ignore this We cannot afford this We keep on the straight Thinking every single day Nothin's gonna stop us now Where are we goin' I don't know To where there is no end Where are we goin' I don't know To where there is no end Go
2.
2 Chords 03:17
And now I've the feeling you have always been with me And you help me everyday And I don't believe you had the right to give up on my dreams And you come back in another way He's coming 'round again and Gotta go gotta go gotta get it Now I know He's coming on strong He don't throw in the towel and quit He's the man with the plan and you know it Now I know Whoa And even when the others have fallen onto their knees You bring the gusto that they need And if you don't believe me just read the writing on the wall Because the record says it all He's coming 'round again and Gotta go gotta go gotta get it Now I know He's coming on strong He don't throw in the towel and quit He's the man with the plan and you know it Now I know Whoa Did you come in When I waited Did you leave with the things that I had found Did you notice you were changing Did you leave with your fears lying on the ground When I waited Did you leave with the things that I had found Did you notice you were changing Did you leave with the plans lying on the ground Did you listen to the frightful sounds Cowboy up when you were down Did you notice you were changing He's coming 'round again and Gotta go gotta go gotta get it Now I know He's coming on strong He don't throw in the towel and quit He's the man with the plan and you know it Now I know Whoa
3.
3AM 03:55
Well we started out making big waves early on Then we found that we'd gone from an ocean to a pond And the waves that we made they could stop as much as move along Well it makes me wanna say That I wanna go back to the days when were animals Never cared and never did what we were told Our indifference to the world was bought and sold Now a days I feel we're getting old We could never find a better way To make a difference in the world those days We could take it way beyond to far And if you need to find us Here we are Running down the streets at three A M As if it was always us versus them They say we live our lives out on the limb But we're ready for the war And when your calling comes Your ready for the day Now you know you've got the answer Now you 're over paid And when your life is in a rut and you feel screwed You do To make it through But I wanna go back to the days when were animals Never cared and never did what we were told Our indifference to the world was bought and sold Now a days I feel we're getting old We could never find a better way To make a difference in the world those days We could take it way beyond to far And if you need to find us Here we are Running down the streets at three A M As if it was always us versus them They say we live our lives out on the limb But we're ready for the war Here we are Running down the streets at three A M As if it was always us versus them They say we live our lives out on the limb But we're ready for the war Here we are Running down the streets at three A M As if it was always us versus them They say we live our lives out on the limb But we're ready
4.
Lumberjack 02:39
It's time to break the hold we've placed upon ourselves And when we do this we will know it's just as well We've got a lot to prove and then a lot to do Forget all this This normalness Wanna be part of something else What am I gonna do Just can't find the time What do we adhere to when I'm saying I can't wake up with the sun And pretend my mind is numb Every single day's the same When you've got someone to blame I've become so fucking numb I can't waste my time on this Going through the motions and getting pissed Today's the first day and yesterday was the last Tomorrow we will start a new and stop living in the past We've got to work it out just one day at a time That's all we need That's how we bleed It's how we take a step out of line What am I gonna do Tryin' to find the time What do we adhere to when I'm saying I can't wake up with the sun And pretend my mind is numb Every single day's the same When you've got someone to blame I've become so fucking numb I can't waste my time on this Going through the motions and getting pissed
5.
OK 03:20
Was it something strange Should I read a book and rack my brain 'Cause I don't wanna go insane Need a new plan to get away from the pain 'Cause I really don't care about the really cool talk shows Should pass out now Buy a home on the headstone Gilty to feel So what's the big deal I need a chemical imbalance deep inside To erase my stupid pride One more sip and I'm okay Just one more drink and I'm okay Yeah 'Cause I really don't care about the world And I've got no real feelings for these girls It's all up to you so give it up now And everything's all right I'm doing just fine Can I get away Take some time off to vacate my brain 'Cause I can't get away from the pain Gotta blow off steam just so I can say That I really don't care about the really cool talk shows Should pass out now Buy a home on the headstone Gilty to feel So what's the big deal I need a chemical imbalance deep inside To instate my stupid pride I need you all here by my side To erase what's difficult tonight One more sip and I'm okay Just one more drink and I'm okay Yeah 'Cause I really don't care about the world And I've got no real feelings for these girls It's all up to you so give it up now And everything's all right I'm doing just fine Fine What's the point of the parading scheme Is it too much to take Does it make you wanna scream Ah Ah Ah Yeah One more sip and I'm okay Just one more drink and I'm okay Yeah 'Cause I really don't care about the world And I've got no real feelings for these girls It's all up to you so give it up now You think you've got it all figured out I really don't care unless you really mean it If you wanna get hip just turn up the steam and Nothing you can try can even stop us now And everything's all right I'm doing just fine
6.
Auburn 03:50
Last night it was prophetic But there was nothing left to do We could just ride around this town all night Getting drunk with you Some things we never notice But there was nothing free forever And everybody knows That punk rock shows Don't give you what the fuck you're looking for When we go down to the Auburn nation And learn a thing about our civilization Start some trouble Make a fan or two But you were only there for my frustration and I know what everybody talks about I know what everybody needs When we gotta go Don't wanna say so 'Cause you were only there for me When there's nothing left we've got nothing left to do But I wouldn't wanna be there without you And when the going's tough it never felt so bleak But those cheap beers and cigarettes never tasted So sweet So many places to go So many things to be seen When all I got is you And all you got is me This will never end if we just don't let it Don't try to pin it down because you'll never even get it Tomorrow may be theirs but this day is ours Gotta live each one like you're dying the next because When there's nothing left we've got nothing left to do But I wouldn't wanna be there without you And when the going's tough it never felt so bleak But those cheap beers and cigarettes never tasted So sweet When there's nothing left we've got nothing left to prove But I wouldn't wanna be there without you When there's nothing left we've got nothing left to do But I wouldn't wanna be there without you And when the going's tough it never felt so bleak But those cheap beers and cigarettes never tasted So sweet
7.
Home 02:43
Now it's time to make it mine The truth it was I couldn't find And I'm okay When you're not home Once I had to find a way It comes back to me everyday I couldn't stay When you were home You'd lie to me sometimes The truth I couldn't find But this one wasn't mine And I'll make a promise Stated lound and stated clear When you're home I'll be gone Now it seems I felt the weight The difference between love and hate And I'm okay When you're not home Then it seems I wanted more The difference sets an even score And I'll be there When you come home You'd lie to me sometimes The truth I couldn't find But this one wasn't mine And I'll make a promise Stated lound and stated clear When you're home I'll be gone When I can't escape the way things are Was it too much of your time When I can't describe things dear Was it good enough It wasn't mine Yeah You'd lie to me sometimes The truth I couldn't find But this one wasn't mine And I'll make a promise Stated right into your eyes When you're home When you're home When you're home When you're home
8.
This one goes out to all the clean ones Who call us dirty You're living in your own fantasy And when you suck the teat of white light For fame and money You pay with your soul as a fee Say oh no it's the time to make you see That it's not my choice to make you enemies You say what's right and wrong But you've been preaching far too long And you're all gonna die And your God doesn't exist Only the Devil Can hear your payers And that's just the way it is You speak of freedom and deliverance For everybody But the real free ones you never see And when the bell tolls you'll be saying To everybody Now is the time to follow me Say oh no it's the time to make you see That it's not my choice to make you enemies You say what's right and wrong But I say You've been preaching far too long And you're all gonna die And your God doesn't exist Only the Devil Can hear your payers And that's just the way it is And you're all gonna die And your God doesn't exist Only the Devil Can hear your payers And that's just the way it is
9.
20 Jake 01:02
Hey Hey mother fucker Do you wanna get fucked tonight All right I said hey mother fucker Do you wanna fuck a butt that's tight Awe yeah I said hey mother fucker do you wanna be the one To get your head blown off by my gun I'm gonna kill you But first we're gonna fuck tonight And when you come I'm gonna take your dick out of my ass And stick it in my mouth Wanna suck suck suck some cum It's what I'm all about So if you wanna get fucked tonight Well I'll fuck you hard If you fuck me right But then you're gonna die You're gonna die I said you're gonna have to die You're gonna die I said I'm gonna kill you right after we fuck tonight
10.
The Mess 04:30
This is not a test This is just a fucking mess We gotta get out of this town To keep it falling down Been screwing up for days We've been counting all the fucking ways And if we do what's right We'll still be screwed tonight It's in the way we look and everything we do And we do Do It's up to me and it was always up to you Up to you And all these things and all these people Will never be just seen as equal It comes out on the radio Replaces everything I've ever known And I know It'll be there when I'm gone And I'm already pissed We could do without this awkwardness I'm hoping that you know It's because of what you do We broke a lot of rules But we're all a bunch of fools If we never wake up and face the fact That our heads are up our ass It's in the way we look and everything we do And we do Do It's up to me and it was always up to you Up to you This is not a test This is just a fucking mess We gotta get out of this town To keep it falling down Been screwing up for days We've been counting all the fucking ways And if we do what's right We'll still be screwed tonight It's in the way we look and everything we do And we do Do It's up to me and it was always up to you Up to you And all these things and all these people Will never be just seen as equal It comes out on the radio Replaces everything I've ever known And I know It'll be there when I'm gone
11.
Carry On 01:47
Never wanna be the people that you always see Walking 'round like fucking ass holes But here I am And there I go Never did you see the times of great glory 'Cause dread and fear has always held you back But it was wrong So carry on You wanna be a man but you don't understand The things you've gotta do to make it right Don't fall down on your knees and cry to me 'Cause it was wrong Wonder what we do to carry Never see the things you wanna see 'Cause you were always stuck where you had to be But here I am And there I go Never got a taste of victory Too scared to sweat to scared to bleed But it was wrong So carry on You wanna be a man but you don't understand The things you've gotta do to make it right Don't fall down on your knees and cry to me 'Cause it was wrong Wonder what we do to carry on Every time you get out of place There's someone in your face Telling you just what you're doing wrong But who are they to say How to live your own way When all you gotta do is just get along Never wanna be the people that you always see Walking 'round like fucking ass holes But here am And there I go There's no problem being who you wanna be That's just your personality But it was wrong So carry on
12.

credits

released May 21, 2008

Drums and bass recorded at DNA studios by Mark Witcomb, Guitar tracked at South of Hell Studios by Dec Dwyer, Vocals tracked at Master Blaster Studios by Gavin Lefebvre. Extra backing vocals on "Carry On" by Rorr Dogg and Gavin. Piano and female vocals on "Okay" and "Lonely Highway" by Mike Massey and Francie Phelps. Mixed at Master Blaster by Gavin Lefebvre. Cover art by Ashley Witter. All songs written and are owned hard by The Gusto.

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The Gusto is a dangerous four-headed beast. Its roar is a harmonious orgy of pain and shredding, much to the delight of its young, drug addicted fan-base.

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