Carly Rae Jepsen

Released: September 30, 2008

Songwriter: Ryan Stewart Carly Rae Jepsen

Producer: Ryan Stewart

[Verse 1]
I survive on hotel shampoos
I'll be runnin' out soon
You've gone away again
Gone to collect some more
Your hands pressed hard into me
I thought this summer you'd be gone away again
Ooh, he's gone away again

[Chorus]
We were poor
Yeah, we were dream chasers, baby
Skyscrapers are not too tall
He's gonna prove me right 'til I'm wrong

[Verse 2]
Craving all the gold and the riches
I don't want to wash my own dishes
He's gone away again, hmm, he's gone away again
Driving in a sweet brand new car
I'm living the life of a superstar
I got my way again, hmm, I got my way again

[Chorus]
We were poor
Yeah, we were dream chasers, baby
Skyscrapers are not too tall
He's gonna prove me right 'til I'm wrong

[Bridge]
He says that he don't recognize us
In all our pretty disguises
In all out pretty disguises
Work hard, oh, we work until we're sleepin'
And we sleep, but we're not dreaming
Oh, we sleep, but we're not dreaming
Where's his love
Where's his kisses
He says "sorry babe, this has got away from me"
He's gone away from me

[Chorus]
We were poor
Yeah, we were dream chasers, baby
Skyscrapers are not too tall
He's gonna prove me right...

[Outro]
I know he'll prove me right
He's gonna prove me right 'til I'm wrong

Carly Rae Jepsen is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born in 1985, she first came to fame by finishing in third place on the TV show Canadian Idol. Shortly afterwards, she released her debut album, Tug Of War, including the Canadian top 40 singles “Tug Of War” and “Bucket.”

Three years later, she released the single “Call Me Maybe” and planned to follow it with what would have been her second album, Curiosity. However, after the song caught the ear of fellow Canadian, Justin Bieber, he referred her to his manager, Scooter Braun, which led to her signing an international deal with Interscope Records. Before long, it became one of 2012’s most enduring hits, racking up over a billion YouTube views and topping the charts in 21 countries, including the US and Canada. The aforementioned Curiosity album was cut down to EP length, and work continued on her eventual sophomore LP, Kiss. Released in September 2012, it also featured the Owl City collaboration “Good Time”, which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Jepsen returned in March 2015 with “I Really Like You,” the lead single from her third studio album. The song received a more muted reception than her breakout hit–although it did reach #2 in the United Kingdom–and consequently, the album, E•MO•TION, failed to make a substantial impact chartwise. Despite this, the album drew in a new wave of fans with its more experimental and mature sound; such was the amount of praise among both the public and critics that a follow-up EP of album outtakes–E•MO• Side B–was released on the album’s first anniversary.

more tracks from the album

Tug of War (Japan CD)

From the albums

Tug of War (2008)
Tug of War (Japan CD) (2010)

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Tug of War (Japan CD)