Smash Mouth

Released: November 27, 2001

Songwriter: Greg Camp

Producer: Eric Valentine

[Verse 1]
The shoes you wear
Ain't the shoes I'd wear but I don't care
You've got things to say
But they're thrown away 'cause they're so passe

[Pre-Chorus]
To them, they, who are they anyway
They're just beating each other at being each other
With nothing to say

[Verse 2]
So everyone cares
'Cause the hat that he wears is on the wrong way
And I heard them say "Don't be square"
So square we'll stay

[Pre-Chorus]
Without them, they, who are they anyway
They're just beating each other at being each other
With nothing to say

[Chorus]
I'm holding on to my old man's sneakers
Just going deaf to my hi-fi records and
Hanging 'round at the pawn shop
Waiting for nothing to change
Anything strange is wrong

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
So here we are
In a dead man's car going to the show
In my old chapeau
Well it's full of holes but it's got more soul

[Pre-Chorus]
Than them, they, who are they anyway
They're just beating each other at being each other
With nothing to say

[Chorus]
I'm holding on to my old man's sneakers
Just going deaf to my hi-fi records and
Hanging 'round at the pawn shop
Waiting for nothing to change
Anything strange is wrong

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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