High Fives & Backhands Songtext

He had everything 'cept

A use for the passenger's seat



[Chorus 1]

And yeah, those curveballs will get ya

While you're preoccupied

High fives can turn to backhands

Life will deal you bad hands

But you can win if you play 'em right


[Verse 2]

Jan felt her muse itching

So she bought a six-string

And thought up a good stage name

Memorized the fretboard

Then scoured her head for

An idea for a song that never came



[Chorus 2]

And no one goes to an ophthalmologist

Complaining about their hindsight

High fives can turn to backhands

Life will deal you bad hands

But you can win if you play 'em right



[Verse 3]

Rod's parents convinced him

To apply to Princeton

Where he made the dean's list each year

Had offers from law firms

But thought, "What would be awesome

Is if I painted cars for a living right here"



[Chorus 3]

And I'm sure his mom did a double take

At his ad in the classifieds

High fives can turn to backhands

Life will deal you bad hands

But you can win if you play 'em right



[Repeat Chorus 1]