You To Thank

You to Thank - Ben Folds

By the time the buzz was wearing off

We were standing out on the sidewalk

With our tattoos that looked like rings

In the hot Nevada sun

Gifts piled high

And our moms and dads shook hands

And our party of polaroid friends

Rented a pool and hired a band

Maybe they knew more than we knew

'Cause they danced and drank

While we jumped off the deep end

Oh I've got you to thank for this

Christmas came around

Yeah and everything was going to crap

For moms and dads not a clue to be had

Yeah we put on a pretty good act

And they seemed to all need to believe it

So we danced and smiled

And paddled hard beneath it

Oh I've got you to thank for this

You can't say

You've never had a doubt

And smoked it down

But really wanted out

God damn

By the time the buzz was wearing off

We were standing out on the sidewalk

With our tattoos that looked like rings

In the hot Nevada sun

And they won't fade

I've got you to thank