Albert Hammond Jr.

Released: October 8, 2013

Songwriter: Albert Hammond Jr.

Producer: Gus Oberg

Everyone goes when they tell you to leave
And they want you to know but they want you to be
When they ask you to sit and they told you to stand
But you couldn't get up 'cause you couldn't have ran
Everyone knows that the time hasn't come
That the bulldozer biz that they asked me to fund
Was just to steal your dividends

Great cooker ship
How did I get in a jam like this?

Everyone walks when they tell you to run
When they want you to stand but they mean that you won
When they asked you to be what they told you to see
When you asked me to be but I couldn't believe
Everyone saw that the thing wasn't right
But the things that you do when you want me at night
And I know that your thing wasn't dragging a bit
When you asked me for a

Great cooker ship
How did I get in a jam like this?

Self-inflicted nightmare
Lately I'm just not quite my
Self-inflicted nightmare
Lately I'm just not

Great cooker ship
How did I get in a jam like this?

Though best known as a guitarist and keyboardist for The Strokes, Hammond has also been performing periodic solo work since his 2006 debut album Yours To Keep.

Still a member of The Strokes despite the controversy surrounding and following their 2013 album Comedown Machine, Hammond began to gain more traction upon releasing his 2013 AHJ – EP under Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas‘ Cult Records Label.

Though still an official part of his bandmate’s label, he released his 2015 album Momentary Masters through Vagrant Records.

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