[Verse 1]
So wasted, he's throwing up on the grass
I spent all I earned this week
And I'm tryna' make it last
Missed the last train
It's four o'clock again
The cab driver quoted eighty bucks
So he began to walk
[Chorus]
Oh, this is not what you paid for
Spilling drinks on the table
Getting fucked up and kicked out
[Verse 2]
Lift my blinds
Another wasted day
Sleeping off the hunger pains
Saying you're okay
[Chorus]
Oh, this is not what you paid for
Spilling drinks on the table
Getting fucked up and kicked out
Even in a blacked out bar
I can't really forgive myself
If I don't know what I'm sorry about
My friends keep overcompensating for
Not knowing if there's a fucking point anymore
[Bridge]
You caught me at a bad time
But to be honest there hasn't been a good one for a while
Could you do me a favour?
Don't tell anyone what you saw here
The dull throbbing of a reckless summer
Fucking get me out of here
The quick flicker of a smile
That I've never seen before in your eyes
[Chorus]
Oh, this is not what you paid for
Spilling drinks on the table
Getting fucked up and kicked out
Even in a blacked out bar
I can't really forgive myself
If I don't know what I'm sorry about
My friends keep overcompensating for
Not knowing if there's a fucking point anymore
Not What You Paid For was written by Caleb Harper.
Not What You Paid For was produced by Dave Parkin.
Spacey Jane released Not What You Paid For on Fri Jun 10 2022.
Caleb Harper:
It’s just a story of a really drunk 18-, 19-year-old getting to university and realising it’s not exactly what they thought it was. Pretty much me, I suppose, but trying to talk about it more broadly.
—via Apple Music