Robert's got a quick hand
He'll look around the room - he won't tell you his plan
He's got a rolled cigarette,
Hanging out his mouth he's a cowboy kid
Yeah, he found a six shooter gun
In his dads closet hidden in a box of fun things,
and I don't even know what
But he's coming for you, yeah he's coming for you
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet
[x2]
Daddy works a long day
He be coming home late, yeah he's coming home late
And he's bringing me a surprise
'cause dinner's in the kitchen and it's packed in ice
I've waited for a long time
Yeah the slight of my hand is now a quick pull trigger,
I reason with my cigarette,
And say your hair's on fire, you must have lost your wits, yeah
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet
[x2]
[Whistling]
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet
[x3]
He'll look around the room - he won't tell you his plan
He's got a rolled cigarette,
Hanging out his mouth he's a cowboy kid
Yeah, he found a six shooter gun
In his dads closet hidden in a box of fun things,
and I don't even know what
But he's coming for you, yeah he's coming for you
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet
[x2]
Daddy works a long day
He be coming home late, yeah he's coming home late
And he's bringing me a surprise
'cause dinner's in the kitchen and it's packed in ice
I've waited for a long time
Yeah the slight of my hand is now a quick pull trigger,
I reason with my cigarette,
And say your hair's on fire, you must have lost your wits, yeah
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet
[x2]
[Whistling]
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet
[x3]
Contributed by giorgio - 2012/7/22 - 09:06
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Lyrics & Music by Mark Foster
Album: Foster The People (EP)
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"I like to write about real-life topics, and I like to write about different walks of life. For me, that song was really an observation about something that's happening in the youth culture these days. I guess I wanted to reveal that internal dialogue of a kid who doesn't have anywhere to turn, and I think the song has kind of done its job. I think people are talking about it, and it's become a point of conversation, which I think is a really healthy thing".
– Mark Foster