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The Front Bottoms – Not Joking (2023) | Track profile | Dork

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You Are Who You Hang Out With
Not Joking

TRACK

The Front Bottoms

Not Joking

Release date: 4th August 2023

From You Are Who You Hang Out With

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About This Track

"Not Joking" is a track by The Front Bottoms, from the album You Are Who You Hang Out With, released 4th August 2023. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about The Front Bottoms.

About the Artist

The Front Bottoms

The Front Bottoms

Lyrics

Not Joking

[Verse 1]

This is the life that almost killed me

This life it made me walk away

But you know how life moves in circles

This is a character I play

[Verse 2]

This is the theater I was born into

Some of my stuff's still there today

Always only doing it for the room

Like I was born to entertain

[Chorus]

Don't laugh, it's not funny

Don't joke, I'm not joking

The curtain is closing

So just clap and keep smiling

But don't laugh, na-na-na-na-na

Don't laugh

[Verse 3]

This is the fear that I was born into

Somehow affects me still today

Always afraid of knowing what to do, but

Those who are blessed shall not complain

[Pre-Chorus]

You don't know me

Not how you used to

I was never cool

I thought I told you

[Chorus]

Don't laugh, it's not funny

Don't joke, I'm not joking

The curtain is closing

So just clap and keep smiling

But don't laugh

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]

Don't laugh, it's not funny

Don't joke, I'm not joking

The curtain is closing

So just clap and keep smiling

But don't laugh, na-na-na-na-na

Don't laugh

[Outro]

Don't laugh, na-na-na-na-na

Don't laugh

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From You Are Who You Hang Out With

2023

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Album

You Are Who You Hang Out With

The Front Bottoms

Release year

2023

—Clear Path
—Not Joking
—Brick
—Paris
—Finding Your Way Home
—Fake Gold
—Batman
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—Emotional
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Credits

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Writer: Brian Sella, Erik Romero, Mathew Uychich, Nick Furlong
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