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Tales From The Backseat
Fake ID

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Fake ID

Release date: 12th January 2018

From Tales From The BackseatTrack 62:49

Alternative Music Rock

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About This Track

"Fake ID" is a track by The Academic, from the album Tales From The Backseat, released 12th January 2018. The track is 2:49 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 6 articles about The Academic.

About the Artist

The Academic

The Academic

Lyrics

Fake ID

Bring your fake ID with you tonight and we'll dance
If you play it cool we'll get in with a chance
And it's hard to act my age when I look like a 12 year old
And I hate it when I don't get in
Left stranded in the cold

Ooh ooh ooh
You're telling me your secret
Ooh ooh ooh
I don't know if I could keep it

Someday soon you're gonna realize
You would have had me fooled if it wasn't for your eyes
Some fake ID oh can't you see I hate these city lights
And I wanna see you work for me but I can't get it right

Ooh ooh ooh
You're telling me your secret
Ooh ooh ooh
I don't know if I could keep it

I've been around in this city
It's something about you don't seem right
I couldn't tell if you were pretty
It's something about you don't seem right
Maybe it's not my night

Ooh ooh ooh
You're telling me your secret
Ooh ooh ooh
I don't know if I could keep it

Oh a fake ID with you tonight and we'll dance
(You're telling me your secret)
If you play it cool we'll get in with a chance
(I don't know if I could keep it)

I've been around in this city
It's something about you don't seem right
And I couldn't tell if you were pretty
It's something about you don't seem right
Maybe it's not my night

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Tales From The Backseat

2:492018

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Album

Tales From The Backseat

12th January 2018

Track number

6

Release year

2018

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2Permanent Vacation
3:14
3Different
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4I Feel It Too
3:39

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