Smash Mouth

Released: June 8, 1999

Songwriter: Greg Camp

Producer: Eric Valentine

[Verse 1]
Born as a human with a kung-fu spine
Equipped with a detector of "What's on your mind"
You jive, you shuck, you bob, you weave
And when you're down you've got something up your sleeve

[Verse 2]
And you've got it good as bad as it gets
You make your own incisions that come with regrets
You're in it to win it and make every minute count
You put it all together and dish it out

[Chorus]
Hey, I know where you're from
It makes it that much nicer to meet you
Hey, I know what you've done
It makes it that much better to defeat you

[Verse 3]
All that knowledge, all those skills
All the gas it takes to get up top of the hill
And while the others try to take your spot
You wanna make them stop but you gotta make them stop

[Verse 4]
Would you do anything whatever it takes?
Jacks in the road, yeah, fix the brakes
It's the instinct that's got us locked up tight
And it's the madness that's keeping us up all night

[Chorus]
Hey, I know where you're from
It makes it that much nicer to meet you
Hey, I know what you've done
It makes it that much better to defeat you

[Bridge]
It's what we are, it's what we are, it's what we are

[Verse 5]
Born is a human with mechanics to win
Born is machine with a human tucked in
You jive, you shuck, you jab, you stick
You're calling out for help when it gets too thick

[Verse 6]
Your honor, your honor it's not me
It's the invisible, visible evil powers that be
Untraceable, insatiable having to feed
Yeah, you cry when you're wounded and you laugh when they bleed

[Chorus]
Hey, I know where you're from
It makes it that much nicer to meet you
Hey, I know what you've done
It makes it that much better to defeat you
Hey, I know where you're from
It makes it that much nicer to meet you
Hey, I know what you've done
It makes it that much better to defeat you

[Outro]
It makes it that much better to defeat you
It makes it that much better to defeat you
It makes it that much better to defeat you
It makes it that much better to defeat you

Smash Mouth is an American rock band from San Jose, California. The band was formed in 1994, and was originally composed of Steve Harwell (vocals), Kevin Coleman (drums), Greg Camp (guitar), and Paul De Lisle (bass). They are known for such songs as “Walkin' on the Sun” (1997) and “All Star” (1999).

The band has adopted retro styles covering several decades of popular music. They have also performed numerous covers of popular songs, including The Monkees' “I’m a Believer”, War’s “Why Can’t We Be Friends?”, Simple Minds' “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”, ? & the Mysterians’s “Can’t Get Enough of You Baby”, The Beatles' “Getting Better” and Disney’s “I Wan'na Be Like You”.

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