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Came Out Swinging by The Wonder Years

Release Date
Tue Jun 14 2011
Performed by
The Wonder Years
Produced by
Steve Evetts
Writed by
Dan Campbell
About

The opening track to The Wonder Years' third album Suburbia I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing. Since the album was influenced by Allen Ginsberg’s “America”, Suburbia starts with an audio snippet of Allen Ginsberg saying:

My mind is made up, there’s going to be trouble."

This is mirrored in th...

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Came Out Swinging Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Moved all my shit into my parent's basement
And out of our old apartment
And I know things changed
But I'm not sure when
I guess you'd call this regression
I left a real job and a girlfriend
Convinced myself that I'm brave enough for all of this, well

I spent a whole year in airports
And the floor feels like home
Oh, at least we're never alone
I lost track of the time zones, I'd call but you know, oh

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm running on empty
And the late nights and the long drives start to get to me
I'm just so tired

[Chorus]
I spent this year as a ghost
And I'm not sure what I'm looking for
A voice on a phone that you rarely answer anymore
I came in here alone, came in here alone
(But that doesn't scare me like it did seven months ago)
I spent this year as a ghost
And I'm not sure where home is anymore

[Verse 2]
Been on a steady fast food diet
Like we're this generation's
Morgan Spurlock but we don't admit defeat
My body feels rejected
I can't say that I blame it
My heart keeps saying stay young
My lower back seems to disagree

Unrolled a cheap cotton blanket
On an old dirty couch, oh
I felt the year start to wind down
Can't stand any dead space, empty beds bum me out, oh

[Chorus]
I spent this year as a ghost
And I'm not sure what I'm looking for
A voice on a phone that you rarely answer anymore
I came in here alone, came in here alone
(But that doesn't scare me like it did seven months ago)
I spent this year as a ghost
And I'm not sure where home is anymore

[Outro]
I came out swinging from a
South Philly basement, caked in stale beer and sweat
Under half-lit fluorescents and I
Spent the winter writing songs about getting better
And if I'm being honest, I'm getting there

I came out swinging from a
South Philly basement, caked in stale beer and sweat
Under half-lit fluorescents and I
Spent the winter writing songs about getting better
And if I'm being honest, I'm getting there

I came out swinging from a
South Philly basement, caked in stale beer and sweat
Under half-lit fluorescents and I
Spent the winter writing songs about getting better
Well, if I'm being honest, I'm getting there

Came Out Swinging Q&A

Who wrote Came Out Swinging's ?

Came Out Swinging was written by Dan Campbell.

Who produced Came Out Swinging's ?

Came Out Swinging was produced by Steve Evetts.

When did The Wonder Years release Came Out Swinging?

The Wonder Years released Came Out Swinging on Tue Jun 14 2011.

What did The Wonder Years say about "Came Out Swinging"?

In a track-by-track with Alternative Press, frontman Dan Campbell said the following about “Came Out Swinging” :

This functions as kind of a prelude. The rest of the record, for the most part, works in a one-year timeline. This track sets up that timeline. It more or less catches listeners up on ou...

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