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My Folks
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| Demo by Weezer | ||
| Album | Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years | |
| Released | 2020 | |
| Recorded | 2007/2008 | |
| Length | 4:00 | |
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | |
| Status | demo circulating | |
"My Folks" is a song written by Rivers Cuomo in 2007 in contention for Weezer's then-planned sixth album (The Red Album).
Appearances
Overview
Rivers Cuomo recorded a demo of "My Folks" in June of 2007 in contention for Weezer's then-planned sixth album (The Red Album). The song is not known to have been attempted as a band. The song was later listed on a spreadsheet, dubbed "The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo," uploaded by Cuomo to his personal website in 2008. The song went unheard by fans until it was leaked online in November 2020 and subsequently released as part of the digital demo compilation Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years.
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | My Folks | My Folks.mp3 | June 21, 2007 | 4:00 | Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years |
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, join me
These are my folks
These are my peeps
These are my friends
And we ain't no creeps
This is the way that
We like to live our lives
These are my folks
These are my peeps
These are my friends
And we ain't no creeps
This is the way that
We like to live our lives
This is the way that
We like to live our lives
Our lives, our lives
