Category: Inspired by High School

Failed Relationships, Grief Song, Growing Up, Heartbreak, Inspired by High School, Inspired By Situations, Lyrics, Punk Pop, Relationships, Toxic True Love, Tragic Death, Women

23 Jun 2022

While I Was Waiting

I thought about us And all we’ve been through And I found myself on a beach Watching waves was all I could do To keep from cussing out the stars Cause I wasn’t sure you knew I was all ready to apologize While I was waiting there for you I thought about us And all […]
Autobiographical, Growing Up, Inspired by High School, Inspired by People, Inspired By Situations, Lyrics, No Music Yet, Old Wounds, Punk Pop, Toxic True Love, Unrequited, Women

9 Jun 2022

Obsessed With Kelly

I’m obsessed with Kelly I can’t get her out of my head I’m obsessed with Kelly She’s probably home in her bed Cause she’s not at this dance I may not have any chance But I’m obsessed with Kelly And all those things she said Like She never wanted me She never needed me I […]
Adult Themes, Americana, Autobiographical, Folk Ballad, Growing Up, Inspired by a Movie, Inspired by a Place, Inspired by High School, Inspired by People, Introspective, Lyrics, No Music Yet, Nostalgia, Old Wounds, Rites of Passage, Wistful

4 Jun 2022

The Movie We Made

It’s the movie we made Without filming it to be shown It was just for ourselves It was for us alone It’s the movie we made It oftentimes in my mind It’s a past I can’t shake Or even get behind It’s the people I left It’s the ones who left me It’s the regrets […]
Adult Themes, Americana, Autobiographical, Ballad, Growing Up, Inspired by High School, Inspired by People, Introspective, Lyrics, No Music Yet, Nostalgia, Rites of Passage

20 Jan 2022

Friends Live On In You

Tonight we’re like the teens we were years after we faced our fears All sitting around at this reunion Laughing and in our eyes are tears There’s no one out to get us now There’s nobody we can blame For how our lives all turned out At least nothing stayed the same I look back […]
Americana, Growing Up, Hokum, Inspired by High School, Inspired by People, Inspired By Situations, No Music Yet, Power Pop, Punk Pop, Snarky

29 Jul 2021

Etiquette Nazis

There she is at the dinner partyTelling them all how to behaveThere she is at the dinner partyDoin’ that Princess Wave There she is at the dinner partyGiving orders like an Uppity DameExpecting everyone to be PreppyExpecting everyone to be the same Somebody tell the Etiquette NaziSomebody tell her she’s all wrongSomebody tell the Etiquette […]
Americana, Autobiographical, Growing Up, Heartbreak, Inspired by High School, Inspired By Situations, Lyrics, No Music Yet, Nostalgia, Old Wounds, Relationships, Unrequited, Young Love

4 May 2021

Why Are You Afraid of Me (Baby)

I brought you 50 red balloons right before Prom It was the the craziest thing I’ve done for anyone I turned up one day to ask you to go on a walk I think that’s why you decided you were done Why Oh why Oh why Oh why Why are you afraid of me Of […]
Adult Themes, Americana, Autobiographical, Ballad, Creativity Themes, Folk Ballad, Growing Up, Inspired by College, Inspired by High School, Inspired by People, Introspective, Lyrics, No Music Yet, Nostalgia, Old Wounds, Relationships, Unrequited, Wistful

7 Mar 2021

For Old Friends

This one’s for the ones who didn’t keep in touch Those who wandered off into the forest of war Those who wondered how I was but didn’t call Those who I loved once upon a distant shore This one’s for the guys I went to school with And those girls who married up and moved […]
About a Friend, Americana, Ballad, Boating, Country Song, Fishing, Folk Ballad, Goth Folk, Grief Song, Growing Up, Heartbreak, Inspired by High School, Inspired by Outdoors, Introspective, Lyrics, No Music Yet, Relationships, Tribute Song, Wistful, Women, Young Love

2 Feb 2021

At The Lake House

It’s warm in this place when it’s cold outside I’m still here at the lake house where we met We were just kids but it seems like yesterday It was a moment frozen in time I won’t forget You had a bright big smile and laughed at me I was quiet and shy but not […]
About a Friend, Autobiographical, Country Song, Inspired by High School, Inspired by People, Lyrics, No Music Yet, Nostalgia, Tribute Song, Women

3 Dec 2020

Amesti Angel

We met back in High School She was in Madrigal and Choir She sang like no one’s business She had a certain special fire But she loved to ride horses At her parents’ ranch for hours Bought her a rose on Valentines Day But she never liked gettin’ flowers She liked goin’ out to the […]