We Don't Sing About the Game

Pub punk, group vocals, gang vocals, group chant

[Verse 1 – background]
(or Kid Chameleon in the frame)

[Chorus – all]
But we don’t sing about the game! (about the game!)  
We sing about the time! (about the time!)  
We said “I’m Dail Milton!” (Milton!)  
Long before the fella shine!

No we don’t sing about the game! (about the game!)  
’Cause the memories were the prize! (were the prize!)  
Two lads chasing morning  
With those cable-box eyes! (cable-box eyes)

[Verse 2 – lead]
We paused to grab some cereal, laughed at nothing for an hour  
Took turns with the controller like it held some kind of power  
Summers felt like lifetimes, spinning slow and sweet and wild  
No jobs, no bills, no futures  
Just a moment as a child

[Verse 2 – background]
(just a moment as a child)

[Chorus – all]
But we don’t sing about the game! (about the game!)  
We sing about the time! (about the time!)  
We said “I’m Dail Milton!” (Milton!)  
Long before the fella shine!

No we don’t sing about the game! (about the game!)  
’Cause the memories were the prize! (were the prize!)  
Two lads chasing morning  
With those cable-box eyes! (cable-box eyes)

[Bridge – chant, printed four times]
Stay awake! (stay awake!)  
Till the sun creeps in! (creeps in!)

Stay awake! (stay awake!)  
With your oldest friend! (oldest friend!)

Stay awake! (stay awake!)  
Let the world wait long! (wait long!)

Stay awake! (stay awake!)  
Till the night feels gone! (night feels gone!)

[Final Chorus – all]
But we don’t sing about the game! (about the game!)  
We sing about the time! (about the time!)  
We said “I’m Dail Milton!” (Milton!)  
Long before the fella shine!

No we don’t sing about the game! (about the game!)  
’Cause the moment was the truth! (was the truth!)  
Two lads in a basement  
In the first days of youth! (days of youth)

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[Verse 1 – lead] When the fellas were just lads, we’d stay up through the dawn No pubs, no pints, no places — just the cable box left on One summer in the basement, yeah the glow lit up our names Could’ve been Mike Tyson’s punch Or Kid Chameleon in the frame [Verse 1 – background] (or Kid Chameleon in the frame) [Chorus – all] But we don’t sing about the game! (about the game!) We sing about the time! (about the time!) We said “I’m Dail Milton!” (Milton!) Long before the fella shine! No we don’t sing about the game! (about the game!) ’Cause the memories were the prize! (were the prize!) Two lads chasing morning With those cable-box eyes! (cable-box eyes) [Verse 2 – lead] We paused to grab some cereal, laughed at nothing for an hour Took turns with the controller like it held some kind of power Summers felt like lifetimes, spinning slow and sweet and wild No jobs, no bills, no futures Just a moment as a child [Verse 2 – background] (just a moment as a child) [Chorus – all] But we don’t sing about the game! (about the game!) We sing about the time! (about the time!) We said “I’m Dail Milton!” (Milton!) Long before the fella shine! No we don’t sing about the game! (about the game!) ’Cause the memories were the prize! (were the prize!) Two lads chasing morning With those cable-box eyes! (cable-box eyes) [Bridge – chant, printed four times] Stay awake! (stay awake!) Till the sun creeps in! (creeps in!) Stay awake! (stay awake!) With your oldest friend! (oldest friend!) Stay awake! (stay awake!) Let the world wait long! (wait long!) Stay awake! (stay awake!) Till the night feels gone! (night feels gone!) [Final Chorus – all] But we don’t sing about the game! (about the game!) We sing about the time! (about the time!) We said “I’m Dail Milton!” (Milton!) Long before the fella shine! No we don’t sing about the game! (about the game!) ’Cause the moment was the truth! (was the truth!) Two lads in a basement In the first days of youth! (days of youth)

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