The Gents - "Common Sense" - NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2016

Here's our entry for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Contest 2016 filmed at the marvelous Shed Barbershop in Austin, TX. Contact: [email protected] website: http://www.thegentsatx.com/ location: http://shedbarbershop.com/ videography: http://kaitlyngrimsland.com/ -------------------------------------- The Gents - "Common Sense" (intro) (verse 1) Told them all about your plans Packed a bag and all to soothe your idle hands He said "Now, son, just give it all you got" But lying through your teeth must take an awful lot (half chorus) Oh oh oh oh oh Finding out sense ain't as common as I'd hoped Oh oh oh oh oh Is this growing up or just getting old? (verse 2) Now I'm trying to earn my stripes Taming rattlesnakes one demon at a time So desperation that's your cue You never wandered far, just creeping out of view (full chorus) Oh oh oh oh oh Finding out sense ain't as common as I'd hoped Oh oh oh oh oh Is this growing up or just getting old? Oh oh oh oh oh A foot in the grave with nothi