We Opened For Weezer

Intro 
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We opened for Weezer, first time on the road, 
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some of us had never even been in the snow. 
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Following along in our rental van, 
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back when Matt Sharp was still in the band called Weezer. 
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Watching every night from the crowd, 
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saw a kid rush the stage and take the bass amp down. 
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The Wawa ruling over 7-11, it was Nerdcore heaven in ’97 with. 

 
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Weezer, whoa-oa-oa,   singing “Say It Ain't So”, 
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Whoa-oa-oa-oa   and the kids kept singing along, 
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  whoa-oa-oa,   in the Pittsburgh snow, 
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  whoa-oa-oa-oa. 


Interlude 
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We opened for Weezer, it was a dream come true, 
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our video was playing on the MTV2. 
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Right about the time that Buffy started slaying, 
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we were on tour and we were playing with Weezer. 
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They were singing the blues, 
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Pinkerton was getting some bad reviews. 
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The guy from Rolling Stone didn’t like the songs, 
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the guy from Rolling Stone was totally wrong about. 

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Weezer, whoa-oa-oa,   singing “Say It Ain't So”, 
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Whoa-oa-oa-oa   and the kids kept singing along, 
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  whoa-oa-oa,   in the Pittsburgh snow, 
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  whoa-oa-oa-oa. 


 
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The Chameleon in Lancaster, Asbury Park, 
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the Metropol in Pittsburgh, Raleigh and Marrz; 
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Winston-Salem, Charleston, 
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Charlotte and Louisville (Louisville!). 
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The Flood Zone in Richmond, Norfolk, VA. 
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Columbus, Ohio, The Newport Music Hall, 
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the Rave in Milwaukee, the Barrymore Theatre in Madison, 
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Wisconsin,   Wisconsin,   Wisconsin! 

Solos 
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We opened for Weezer, first time on the road, 
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Mid-Atlantic states watching every show. 
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Following around in our rental van, 
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half Japanese girls singing "goddamn" with Weezer. 
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Matt, Pat, Brian and Rivers, 
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Butterfly song giving everyone shivers. 
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Karl was rad and Karl was gnarly, 
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we were sitting backstage with Mykel and Carli and ... 


 End
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  Weezer, whoa-oa-oa,   singing “Say It Ain’t So”, 
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  whoa-oa-oa-oa   and the kids kept singing along. 
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Whoa-oa-oa in the Pittsburgh snow, 
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whoa-oa-oa-oa   and the kids say you might as well. 

Outro 
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  (Jump, jump, jump, jump) Whoa-oa-oa-oa, 
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  (Jump, jump, jump, jump), singing “Say It Ain’t So” 
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  (Jump, jump, jump, jump) Whoa-oa-oa-oa, 
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  (Jump, jump) and the kids say you might as well 
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  (Jump, jump, jump, jump), whoa-oa-oa-oa, 
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  (Jump, jump, jump, jump) in the Pittsburgh snow. 
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  (Jump, jump, jump, jump), whoa-oa-oa-oa, 
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  (Jump) and the kids say you might as well . 

Outro 2 
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  (Jump, jump, jump, jump), singing “Say It Ain’t So” 
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  (Jump, jump, jump, jump), singing “Say It Ain’t So”. 
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  (Jump, jump, jump), singing “Say It Ain’t So”, 
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might as well jump.