Jeffrey Lewis – You're Invited (2023) | Track profile | Dork

Jeffrey Lewis – You're Invited (2023) | Track profile | Dork

Lyrics

You're Invited

[Verse 1]

It would sure be nice to be at my own funeral

To see who made it

People should have funerals

While they all can still appreciate it

Keep it normal, nothing formal

Why should someone have to put a suit on?

Please throw me a funeral one day a year

I'll lie here on the futon

[Chorus]

And I hope you can make it on Friday

And I know it's short notice

And I know I always do this

But you're invited to my birthday party

[Verse 2]

'Cause ain't no one gonna throw it for me

Why should I expect things just to happen?

That's what any holiday's about, it's blank

You just get out what you put back in

If you don't decorate the scene on May Day

Or on Halloween there's nothing

So let's pretend that fate can make it out

That's the only way we might end up with something

[Chorus]

So I hope you can make it on Friday

And I know it's short notice

And I know I always do this

But you're invited to my birthday party

[Verse 3]

So can I find a little group

Or am I so out of the loop with these gadgets?

Old addresses that get bounced

Strange voicemails that just announce the digits

Emails I've not written back, I regret it now

I'm losing track of all you

Who's even left who's still a friend?

Did I wait too long again to call you?

[Chorus]

Now I hope someone can make it on Friday

And I know it's short notice

And I know I always do this

But you're invited to my birthday party

[Verse 4]

I'll try to make my house a home

I'll try to not just be alone, I need to

Or else I might just disappear

I'm fading out with every year but I don't mean to

I'm back in town, I didn't ring

I guess that's just the sort of thing folks like me do

My life gets full of other stuff

Is it wrong now getting back in touch when I need you?

[Chorus]

And I hope anyone can make it on Friday

And I know it's short notice

And I know I always do this

But you're invited to my birthday party

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