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At least once a year
I attend a big convention
And seeing all the exhibit halls
Is always my intention
I give out my card and pretend
to hear what you have to say
But the dirty truth is I’m at your booth
to see what you’re giving away, cuz
I’m just here for the swag
For the swag! He’s here for the swag!
I’m throwing all the cool stuff I can find
Right in my bag
They're meeting and greeting
While I’m straight up trick-or-treating
I’m just here for the swag
For the swag! He’s here for the swag!
I’m just here for the swag!
The good booths have the big crowds
You’re gonna have to fight ’em
If you want to go home with
all the coolest items
and if they hold out because they doubt
I fit their strategy
I make some cards up, say I run a startup
And wanna do some B2B, cuz
I’m just here for the swag
For the swag! He’s here for the swag!
And if it’s super-dope I just might post
With your hashtag
Tell them they shouldn’t censor me
I’m an influencer
And I’m just here for the swag
For the swag! He’s here for the swag!
I’m just here for the swag!
Strolling through the halls, seeing all the exhibits
If your booth has a giveaway you know I’m gonna hit it
I’m gonna fit it in if I didn’t get it yet, son
Then I’ll leave a divot when I pivot to the next one
Get some! Power bricks and headphones
Carabiner clips with sanitizing hand foam
I’m going home with fabulous prizes
If you’re stuff is that fly I’ll be back in disguises
The sky is the limit, everything is in play
If your logo’s on it I’ma wanna take it away
I didn’t make it that way, this place makes me manic
It’s kind of like a panic when they set up this dynamic
Cuz I got the lanyard, you got the swag
The only thing that’s left to do is put it in my bag
’Til it’s heavy and saggin’ and I’m draggin’ it away
You can nag me but, hey, you know what I’m gonna say
I’m just here for the swag
For the swag! He’s here for the swag!
I’m getting everything from hoodies
to a microfiber rag
There’s no sign I’ll be stopping
I’m doing my Christmas shopping
I’m just here for the swag
For the swag! He’s here for the swag!
I’m just here for the swag!
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I’m as Broke as Kansas
02:36
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Who would have thought the money would run out
When you stopped bringing money in?
And when I try something that doesn’t work
I can’t wait to try it again
I got tired of always having to win
Now I’m as broke as Kansas
I couldn’t afford my school
And I’ve taken out payday loans
All my rainy day reserves
Have already been blown
I’ve pawned nearly everything I own
Now I’m as broke as Kansas
You know I still believe
Tho everyone can see
That everything around me is going down in flames
But I’ll still sleep at night
‘Cause I always think I’m right
And I’ll always find someone else to blame
That's why I’m as broke as Kansas
You could tell I’d wind up here
If you took one look at my plan
People say I should make a change
But change ain’t who I am
I'm not stubborn, I’m just living in a van (down by the river!)
‘Cause I’m as broke as Kansas
My belief was pure
I couldn’t be more sure
That what I did would help me to be strong
But now I'm in a bind
And I still won’t change my mind
’Cuz I can’t learn if I won’t admit I’m wrong
That’s why I’m as broke as Kansas
Other people would see what’s going on
And would figure out that they had had enough
But I’ll stick with things I’ve believed all along
I’d rather be wrong and look tough
I’m as broke as Kansas
I’m as broke as Kansas
I’m as broke as Kansas
I’m as broke as Kansas
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Well, the beach is closed
and I need some sun
but when I go out
I can’t avoid everyoneI wanna get some sunbeams on my face
But I gotta give everybody their space
So that means I can only go to one place…
I’m catching rays (rays, rays, catching rays)
On the fire escape (scape, scape, fire escape)
It’s been too many days (days, days, too many days)
How much more can I take (take, take, what can I take)
I’m going out of my mind
I need some sunshine
That’s why I’m catching rays on the fire escape
I got a beer and a shot (shot, shot, a beer and a shot)
And the wind in my hair (… “shut up!”)
I always get a spot (spot, spot, get a spot)
Cuz no one’s ever there (I’m so alone)
Oh, here are no ocean sounds
But it’s the best place that I’ve found
To avoid people cuz it’s 12 feet off the ground
I’m catching rays (rays, rays, catching rays)
On the fire escape (scape, scape, fire escape)
I hope it’s just a phase (phase, phase, just a phase)
It’s really not that great (it's not that great)
It’s not sexy at all
And there’s a chance that I could fall
When I’m catching rays on the fire escape
Well, I can’t play any frisbee, I can’t lie in the sand
I can do two whole things, I can sit or I can stand
I smile at people far away as they walk by my place
But I don't know if they’re smiling back cuz they’re covering their face
I’m catching rays (rays, rays, catching rays)
On the fire escape (scape, scape, fire escape)
Can’t catch any waves (waves, waves, catch any waves)
I’ll never get in shape (I’m getting fat)
It’s not a perfect plan
But at least I’ll get a tan
When I’m catching rays on the fire escape
I’m catching rays on the fire escape
I’m tired of catching rays on the fire escape
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Booze, Women, and Movies
02:57
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I work late almost every day
’Cause I need the overtime
It don’t pay much but the economy’s such
That I tell myself I don’t mind
You get discouraged in a hurry
When you’re doing so much to survive
Every once in a while you gotta give yourself a smile
And do something that makes you
glad to be alive
Booze, women, and movies
Are the only things that get me through
My life stinks so I grab a few drinks
and find a gal and a movie worth taking her to
I could never be a millionaire
No matter how hard I tried
So booze, women, and movies
Help me enjoy the ride
I could save every paycheck
And pinch every penny ’til it hollers
No matter how I tried by the time that I died
I’d never have a million damn dollars
You see, I gotta pay my car note
I gotta pay for my phone and my lights
And after the rent if it’s not all spent
I’m gonna go out on a Saturday night
For some booze, women, movies
they’re the only thing that get me through
Life is rough and I just make enough
I don’t have any luxuries except these few
My daddy even wrote it down in his will
He said that on the day he died
He wanted booze, women, and movies
To help him enjoy the ride
I could think of a lot worse ways
to throw my money down the drain
I could be dumb and give it to some
politician for his campaign
Instead of some booze, women, and movies
Sometimes that’s just what I need
I’m not a dunce, I know you only live once
So give me booze, women, movies and just a little weed
Well, I’ve never asked for a handout
I pay my bills when they’re due
and it’s the booze, women, and movies
That help me make it through
Yeah, it’s the booze women and movies
That help me make it through
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Somewhere Else
03:41
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When I go beyond our shores
I have to answer for
The Orange Man’s views
I Don’t have the ability
To explain what they see
On their evening news
These jerks on T.V.
Do not represent me, oh no
They’re just embarrassing arrogant
National fools
And being lumped in with them is just cruel
So when (whoa)
She asks me if I’m American (whoa)
I know she’ll judge me if I say I am (whoa)
So I say that I’m from somewhere else
And when (whoa)
She hears my accent and she asks again (whoa)
I’ll say that I learned English watching Friends (whoa)
And I swear that I’m from somewhere else
I have but few vacation days
I won’t throw them away
Explaining his crazy ways
In a world filled with rage
I don’t want to engage
I could say I dissent
but instead I just set it aside
And point to my maple leaf pin with pride
And so it comes
To the point where she asks where I’m from
I tilt my head and then try to play dumb
And then I say that I’m from somewhere else
Irrational and irate
He’s on a new tirade
All his bitching and complaining
It can be so draining
’Cause you’re stuck explaining
All of the shit that he says
And When
She asks me if I’m American
I say “I want Obama back again”
Until then I swear that I’m from somewhere else
And when (whoa)
She hears my accent and she asks again (whoa)
I’ll say that I learned English watching Friends (whoa)
And I swear that I’m from somewhere else
Somewhere else
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Rob Paravonian New York
Known the world over for his viral "Pachelbel Rant" video, Rob Paravonian is a musician and comedian who has performed on Comedy Central, opened for comedy legends George Carlin and Lily Tomlin, and was once called a "deranged bastard child of Tom Lehrer and Joan Baez." ... more
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