Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox

Released: April 14, 2016

Featuring: Annie Goodchild

Songwriter: Scott Spock Lauren Christy Graham Edwards Avril Lavigne

Producer: Scott Bradlee

[Verse 1]
He was a boy, she was a girl
Can I make it anymore obvious?
He was a punk, she did ballet
What more can I say?
He wanted her, but she'd never tell
But secretly she wanted him as well
But all of her friends, they stuck up their nose
They had a problem with his baggy clothes

[Chorus 1]
He was a skater boy, she said, "See you later, boy"
He wasn't good enough for her
She had a pretty face, but her head was up in space
She needed to come back down to earth

[Verse 2]
Five years from now, she sits at home
Feeding the baby, she's all alone
She turns on TV, and guess who she sees
Skater boy rocking up MTV
She calls up her friends, they already know
And they've all got tickets to see his show
She tags along, stands in the crowd
Looks up at the skater boy that she turned down

[Chorus 2]
He was a skater boy, she said, "See you later, boy"
He wasn't good enough for her
Now he's a superstar, slamming on his guitar
Does your pretty face see what he's worth?

[Bridge]
Sorry, girl, but you missed out
Well, tough luck, that boy's mine now
We are more than just good friends
This is how the story ends
Too bad that you couldn't see
See the man that boy could be
There's too much that meets the eye
I see the soul that is inside

[Verse 3]
He's just a boy, I'm just a girl
Can I make it anymore obvious?
We are in love, haven't you heard
How we rock each others world?

[Chorus 3]
I'm with the skater boy, I said, "See you later, boy"
I'll be backstage after the show
I'll be at a studio, singing the song we wrote
About a girl he used to know

[Chorus 3]
I'm with the skater boy, I said, "See you later, boy"
I'll be backstage after the show
I'll be at a studio, singing the song we wrote
About a girl that you ove knew
I'm with the skater boy

Postmodern Jukebox is a project by New York musician Scott Bradlee, which records popular modern songs (usually from the 2000s and 2010s) as if they were old school music, usually jazz and swing. Their YouTube channel has amassed over 500 million views and 2 million subscribers in just 5 years.

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