im forever grateful my dad took me to see them live for my 16th birthday. it was to this song that i had to be patched up in the bathroom by a kind man who accidentally elbowed my face. he almost knocked out my tooth. 10/10 would experience again!

Finally... I found this song... after 10 years of curiosity and going off of only the memory of 2 friends of mine back in high school singing a cover of this in our theater class. One guy was strumming the acoustic and singing the main vocals and the other was harmonizing in falsetto. It was beautiful and I remember recoding it and listening to it for years until I finally lost that phone... man... what a trip

My God, how does a human being move their arms fast enough to drum that? Incredible.

this song live is literally the most epic scenario a person could ever be placed in

LYRICS You, you try, you try to get by You're never going to pull it off You shouldn't even try You're a wet cigarette You're always second best They're never going to give a shit about anybody but themselves So you fight for them to realize There's more to life There's more to you There's more than meets the eye And when you're done, the battle's been won You sit back, you smile And this is what you hum, you hum Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh 1234 1234 You, you try, you try to get by You're never going to pull it off You shouldn't even try You're a wet cigarette You're always second best They're never going to give a shit about anybody but themselves So you fight for them to realize There's more to life There's more to you There's more than meets the eye And when you're done, the battle's been won You sit back, you smile And this is what you hum, you hum Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh 1234 1234 (Years!) go by, the time it does fly, (Whoa oh oh) Every single second is a moment in time, (Whoa oh oh) That passes oh so quick, and it seems like nothing, (Whoa oh oh) But when you're looking back, well it amounts to everything (Whoa) I've got myself, I've got my friends, (Whoa oh oh) I've got my little family, but that's not where it ends, (Whoa oh oh) This one goes out to you, it goes out to everyone, (Whoa oh oh) It's in the name of honesty because life has just begun Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh 12341234 Look around little brother can you tell me what you see? You're a big boy now, so take responsibility You never had it hard, well now it's getting tough So you (whine! whine! whine!) and you say you've had enough You say I'm full of shit, that I'm a hypocrite I shouldn't talk when I can't take the advice that I give Well maybe you're right, but open your eyes: The main difference here is that I (try! try! try!) Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh 12341234 Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh 1234

Shout out to anyone who has a brother, so they can take this song literally!

My favorite jumpscare of all time

I'M SEEING THEM TONIGHT!!!! OH MY GOD!!

as a bass player myself, I've found the only divinity I need in my life Pete McCullough

We're going to keep doing what we do, whether or not a single record gets sold. My favorite band without question, they have been for (good golly Miss Molly) about 17 years.

Man this brings me back to the catch 22 days, they did it way better but still, its nice to know the old players from catch 22 can still play their old stuff

This song is crazy live, the place goes craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy

love the bass line.

The bass. Just, wow. Can't think of any word but wow!

no dont delete it! i like this one better than the interview part. the interview part just ruins the song. its not even that good. but this song rocks! just keep both of them up=D

i love this song, ina matter of a fact, i love this band and especially the album, good music to get drunk and have a good time to:}

Thank you for doing the obvious to this song

haha. amazingly, I find this funny. =D PS: i love both bands, catch and streetlight.

Thanx again

You, you try, you try to get by You're never going to pull it off You shouldn't even try You're a wet cigarette You're always second best They're never going to give a shit about anybody but themselves So you fight for them to realize There's more to life There's more to you There's more than meets the eye And when you're done, the battle's been won You sit back, you smile And this is what you hum, you hum Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh 1234 1234 You, you try, you try to get by You're never going to pull it off You shouldn't even try You're a wet cigarette You're always second best They're never going to give a shit about anybody but themselves So you fight for them to realize There's more to life There's more to you There's more than meets the eye And when you're done, the battle's been won You sit back, you smile And this is what you hum, you hum Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh 1234 1234 (Years!) go by, the time it does fly, (Whoa oh oh) Every single second is a moment in time, (Whoa oh oh) That passes oh so quick, and it seems like nothing, (Whoa oh oh) But when you're looking back, well it amounts to everything (Whoa) I've got myself, I've got my friends, (Whoa oh oh) I've got my little family, but that's not where it ends, (Whoa oh oh) This one goes out to you, it goes out to everyone, (Whoa oh oh) It's in the name of honesty because life has just begun Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh 12341234 Look around little brother can you tell me what you see? You're a big boy now, so take responsibility You never had it hard, well now it's getting tough So you (whine! whine! whine!) and you say you've had enough You say I'm full of shit, that I'm a hypocrite I shouldn't talk when I can't take the advice that I give Well maybe you're right, but open your eyes: The main difference here is that I (try! try! try!) Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh 12341234 Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh 1234

They need to make a cut of this that has a proper end without the longass interview.

This is my favortie song =]

Love.

i think its about time for a 'new', new wave of ska..since there is such a big difference between the older waves, perhaps it will be completely new set of ska bands that would make a 'revival'

i love the "oh whoah oh oh's" :D

everyone wants to debate the whole "same band" "different band". 1.Catch22 was born by tom kalnoky and they made songs 2. Tom and others left catch 22. (tom didnt leave to start streetlight exactly) 3.streetlight formed. remaining members of catch hired new people 4. SLMt did covers of some of the original catch 22 songs. this song is one of them. they ARE'NT the same "god damn" band. catch is still playing music, but with a new vocalist and others., and SLM is still playing, with Tom

I've seen RBF and New Riot live. They were incredible.

You deserve more views than this, I subscribed to you so I can easily find your videos, or rather, your music.

beautiful lyrics

such a fucking great song

@johnpecquex Welcome to Streetlight Manifesto ;D

@sta1nfather Catch 22 did but Tom Kalnoky was the singer for them aswell. These were his songs and he wanted to redo them with Streetlight because he hated how they sounded with Catch 22.

Amazing work of art, makes me wanna skank!!!!

best of streetlights song on keasby nights CD

Woooaaaahhhhh

@irishpiratepunk Catch, pre-Streetlight, is nearly identical-sounding to Streetlight. Afterward (with their new vocalist) they sound incredibly different.

@pugskreationz No it's not. Catch was Tom's (the singers) old band. He wrote this song while with them and played it with them but also recorded this version with streetlight.

@pugskreationz If you look, I am pretty sure that every single song from Keserby Nights is both on Catch 22, and Streetlight manifesto, as previously stated by "xdsoldierxd"

dam i was about to share it on facebook and then i read that you had not the full version haha... too bad (-_-) My fav song on this album tho.

everyone tht views post a comment!!! this song deserves it!!!

@vanditjohnny Thank you very much sir!

@nickhawkman I think I like it more too. I try to put them in different categories though just because they both kick so much ass. But I like all the laughing and joking in the Catch 22

freakin' great song

Yes.

yea and thats y in A Moment of Silence he says "if u hate me so much, then stop singing my songs" cuz once he left Catch 22 they still tried getting famous off of his songs

@skamaster48 no he did write everything or if not most of it he is there chief song writer

1:04 epic moment

@rosiegirl001 Hrm, well, no. A) Tomas is not a douchebag, he is amazing. Just sayin'. B) They re-recorded Keasbey Nights because otherwise it would've simply been re-released as it was. TOMAS OFFERED TO RE-RECORD IT SO THAT PEOPLE WOULDN'T BE PAYING FOR SOMETHING IDEDNTICAL TO WHAT THEY ALREADY HAD. CUZ HE'S NICE LIKE THAT. C) He always thought the Catch version sounded like crap, so they re-recorded it for quality as well. In conclusion: Next time you go to bash someone, know your facts. ;)

@ANightmare7x Dude, everytime I hear the drums my mind is blown up and put back together by skank angels :D

Yeah that and the rest of the whole song.

I prefer the Catch 22 versions of all the songs that were covered by Streetlight, but Streetlight is a very good band in their own right. The evolution of music is not always pretty.

Yes

@ShabbySho2unes I know the comment is over a month old but it actually isnt the band that edited it it was the user that uploaded it. I honestly prefer the end of the song intact with the rest.

when i get 18, I'm gonna marry that song.

why do they cut off the end of the song... catch 22 1234 is cut off at the end too... you dont like the thank yous during their jam.... i always listened to the whole thing, its weird it cuts off

@69JM55 I only polish the ole master sword while listening to Streetlight now. It's completely normal.

@irishpiratepunk Keasbey Nights was a great album. both versions were good but if u compare songs from the 2 albums streetlight clearly takes the win. the reason streetlight won is bc tomas keeps putting more heart into his songs with the help of his band members

...Epic.

i have this song on my ipod, but the interveiw gets annoying when i just want to listen to music.

good to know

We have a winner.

@rewerstfd No, because that would not be the point of this song. I personally say that 300 people are wet cigarettes, because they have been where this song is describing. No matter how hard you try, you somehow always seem to take the back seat, no matter who you meet, they always seem to forget about you eventually for other people. Yet, us "wet cigarettes" refuse to give up in hopes that things will be better and then we get to sit back and relax.

They may be the same god damn band, but that doesn't mean they sound the exact same. People can (and sometimes do) play their chosen instrument in more than one style. Plus, I don't see anywhere the supposed argument of "xxx sucks, xxxxx is awesome"that you speak of.

yup it is...

im making a animated series..this is the opening and all their songs are going to be the soundtrack :>

cool, cool, coooooooooooollllll

I wonder what sort of game would go well with ska, If one existed I would buy it.

@NARNAR1307 i thouhgt he wouls play a vintige light blue electric guitare from the 70's

do catch 22 do exactly the same songs as streetlight

cool.,

A certain detective brought me here

cool

if you like streetlight manifesto and catch 22 you should check out B.O.T.A.R. :)

oh shit this song made me preggo haha

New Riot FTW

This is prolly the best song made. Aha. Mos Def. XD

My guess would be trout

@Robocrat You mean Darwin? :D

one two three four

Word to 98 yall

Its not Catch's song....its Tom's.

I always thought of trumpets but ok...

oh my bad

whats the difference between streetlight manifesto and catch 22

ur username makes me think

I honestly doubt it is possible to hum that song

@69JM55 No. But it makes you awesome.

hahaha that was funny..

i like Streetlight better, but i prefer Catch 22's Keasbey Nights albums more even tho Tomas still sang on both records

3:53

12341234!

There's something wrong if you don't.

This song is more badass then Dustykatt!!!

Plagiarism of "Yo no me sentaría en tu mesa" played by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs! The original was performed on 1987, Streetlight Manifiesto played "1234,1234" on 2006... This is very dissapointing 😢

IM DRUNK

defuq? How is that an insult?

Hello Rockview was one hell of an album but Streetlight Manifesto are way better than LTJ.

ok?

3 people wanted abcd.

nah man basses are cool