Biography:
The Academy Is... was a rock band which formed in 2003 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The band's longest lasting lineup consisted of William Beckett (vocals, guitar), Mike Carden (guitar, vocals), Michael Chislett (guitar, keyboards), Adam Siska (bass) and Andy Mrotek (drums). The band released three albums - "Almost Here" (2005), "Santi" (2007) and "Fast Times at Barrington High" (2008) - before disbanding in 2011, several months after Chislett and Mrotek left the band.
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Other songs:
- About A Girl
- After The Last Midtown Show
- Almost Here
- Attention
- Automatic Eyes
- Beware Cougar
- Black Mamba Three In The Morning Party Mix
- Checkmarks
- Chicago
- Classifieds
- Coppertone
- Everything We Had
- Fever Acoustic
- His Girl Friday
- Im Yours Tonight
- Lax To Ohare
- Neighbors
- New York Saint In The City
- One More Weekend
- Paper Chase
- Phrase That Pays
- Pour Yourself A Drink
- Rumored Nights
- Seed
- Skeptics And True Believers
- Sleeping With Giants
- Slow Down
- Sputter
- Summer Hair Forever Young
- The Test
- Winter Passing
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VERSE 1
Am
So listen up. (So listen up)
C
I worked in daylight feeding fashion to housewives.
Am
For just this once. (For just this once)
C
I'll take my chances at truck stops and state lines.
G
Go ahead and tell them again.
Am
Well I think that I know that they won't remember
C
Go out and tell them twice.
Am C
Yeah, twice is nice, but three times is just right.
CHORUS
G Am
Hey, hey, now we're almost home.
C Am
I'm missing you to death but it's all for the best I know.
G Am
Hey, hey, we're not far from home.
C Am
I've got my pride, and I'll let you sleep tonight.
VERSE 2
Am
So listen up. (So listen up)
C
My old friends have been dropping like houseflies.
Am C
The smoking gun still sits in my pocket and I know how to use it.
G
Go ahead and tell them again.
Am C
Well I think that I know that I won't forgive them
Am
For turning their backs when we started to get busy.
G Am C
Well yeah twice is fine but three times is just right.
CHORUS
G Am
Hey, hey, now we're almost home.
G C
I'm missing you to death but to each his own.
G Am
Hey, hey, we're not far from home.
C Am
I've got my pride, and I'll let you sleep tonight.
G Am
Hey, hey, now we're almost home.
G Am
I'm missing you to death, missing you to death.
G C
hey, hey we're not far from home.
Am C
I'll swallow my pride and push back my seat tonight.
BRIDGE
C Am C
I'm on my feet, I'm on my feet, I'm on my feet.
I'm on my feet, (this isn't like us anyway)
I'm on my feet, (this isn't like us anyway)
I'm on my feet, (this isn't like us anyway)
G
I'm running,
G
Our time is almost,
C (add9 optional)
Our time is almost here. (This isn't like us anyway)
[7x]
Am
So listen up. (So listen up)
C
I worked in daylight feeding fashion to housewives.
Am
For just this once. (For just this once)
C
I'll take my chances at truck stops and state lines.
G
Go ahead and tell them again.
Am
Well I think that I know that they won't remember
C
Go out and tell them twice.
Am C
Yeah, twice is nice, but three times is just right.
CHORUS
G Am
Hey, hey, now we're almost home.
C Am
I'm missing you to death but it's all for the best I know.
G Am
Hey, hey, we're not far from home.
C Am
I've got my pride, and I'll let you sleep tonight.
VERSE 2
Am
So listen up. (So listen up)
C
My old friends have been dropping like houseflies.
Am C
The smoking gun still sits in my pocket and I know how to use it.
G
Go ahead and tell them again.
Am C
Well I think that I know that I won't forgive them
Am
For turning their backs when we started to get busy.
G Am C
Well yeah twice is fine but three times is just right.
CHORUS
G Am
Hey, hey, now we're almost home.
G C
I'm missing you to death but to each his own.
G Am
Hey, hey, we're not far from home.
C Am
I've got my pride, and I'll let you sleep tonight.
G Am
Hey, hey, now we're almost home.
G Am
I'm missing you to death, missing you to death.
G C
hey, hey we're not far from home.
Am C
I'll swallow my pride and push back my seat tonight.
BRIDGE
C Am C
I'm on my feet, I'm on my feet, I'm on my feet.
I'm on my feet, (this isn't like us anyway)
I'm on my feet, (this isn't like us anyway)
I'm on my feet, (this isn't like us anyway)
G
I'm running,
G
Our time is almost,
C (add9 optional)
Our time is almost here. (This isn't like us anyway)
[7x]
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