My Folks
| "My Folks" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Demo by Weezer | ||
| Recorded | 2007/2008 | |
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | |
| Status | demo circulating | |
"My Folks" is a song written by Rivers Cuomo in 2007 as a song in contention for Weezer's planned sixth album, which would eventually become The Red Album in 2008.
Overview
The song was featured on The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo spreadsheet. The song went unheard fans until it was leaked online in November 2020.
Lyrics
Granddad came on a broken bus
He got a job so he could care for us
And he didn't ever say too much
Though his feet would give him pain
That's the way that a man should work
He does his part and he don't act like a jerk
And he'll die and go to heaven
If there is such a place in the sky
And that should be enough for a man
To get himself by
Grandma was a beauty in her day
She spoke her mind if she had something to say
But she didn't say too much
'Cause she didn't want to let us down
And her apple pie was voted
The best damn pie in town
These are my folks
These are my peeps
These are my friends
And we ain't no creeps
These are the ways that we like to pass our time
We don't cause pain
If we don't have to
We'll try to cheer you up
When you're feeling blue
This is the way that we like to live our lives
Everybody feels the pain sometime
When they're walking on their own
I was such a mess when I was a child
But now I'm fully grown
Join me
