Christian Lee Hutson
Christian Lee Hutson
Christian Lee Hutson
Christian Lee Hutson
Christian Lee Hutson
Christian Lee Hutson
Christian Lee Hutson
Christian Lee Hutson
Christian Lee Hutson
Christian Lee Hutson
Christian Lee Hutson
Christian Lee Hutson
Christian Lee Hutson
This song was written with my friend Al Menne over FaceTime. At the time, I was reading Bob Mehr’s book Trouble Boys about The Replacements. So the song is loosely inspired by Bob Stinson getting kicked out of the band by his own brother and best friends. Phoebe and I asked Meg Duffy to take an inte...
[Verse 1]
Beautiful losers, necessary evil
This is the church, this is the steamroller
Blackout curtains, light pollution
Blank checks and reluctant music
[Chorus]
The easy way's impossible
You don't have to do anything you don't wanna do
You don't have to do anything you don't wanna do
[Verse 2]
Quitting moon dissolving in stages
Nothing you can do to change it
Adult babysitters taking out the garbage
Aging out, still clinging to the party
Fear of heights, the shoulders of a giant
Playing bass
It's hard to watch, it's hard to look away from
Moving heaven and earth every few months
[Chorus]
The easy way's impossible
You don't have to do anything you don't wanna do
You don't have to do anything you don't wanna do
You don't have to do anything you don't wanna do
You don't have to do anything you don't wanna do
[Outro]
(You don't have to do anything)
(You don't have to do anything)
(You don't have to do anything)
Blank Check was written by Christian Lee Hutson & Al Menne.
Blank Check was produced by Conor Oberst & Phoebe Bridgers.
Christian Lee Hutson released Blank Check on Fri Apr 01 2022.