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Coming Out​.​.​. As Old

by Bradley Voorhees

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1.
Verse 1: I wish that I had a body like Katrina Yeah just like Katrina’s Yeah Like Katrina does I would look like one of them hos and I’d wear the hottest hoochie mama clothes and long platinum blonde locks Just like Katrina’s Hook: Show it off Slinky wear it Wear it slinky Show it off Chorus: Having the right curves will give me worth And the truth hurts just like a sun burn Verse 2: I wish that I was as skinny as Katrina Yeah girl is really thin I’m talking crack-headed But I would have a really hot boyfriend and he’d get with me in a New York minute and we’d get our freak on I’m talking all the time nonstop Hook: Show it off Slinky wear it Wear it slinky Show it off Chorus: Having the right curves will give me worth And the truth hurts just like a sun burn Bridge: I am torn Cause I just can’t bring myself to stick my finger down my throat and gag Chorus: Having the right curves will give me worth And the truth hurts just like a sun burn Hook: Show it off Slinky wear it Wear it slinky Show it off Chorus: Having the right curves will give me worth And the truth hurts just like a sun burn
2.
Verse 1: Joshie was a good man But no one understood him Joshie wrote his feelings in a book of poems Joshie had the wisdom But he never had no children Had a reoccurring nightmare he’d live life all alone Hook: And when he did He laid down He tried to cope And turn his life around Chorus: He’d have lived and died his life alone had he not gone out and got himself a backbone You should know that I’m not the one to boast But I must say I’m the one that gave Joshie hope Verse 2: Joshie is the reason that Bradley is still living Because he gave Bradley some much needed ambition he saw a fixer upper who needed a picker upper and while talking sense to Joshie saw the comparison Hook 2: And so he stayed and sat Joshie down And told him why he should stick around Chorus: He’d have lived and died his life alone had he not gone out and got himself a backbone You should know that I’m not the one to boast But I must say I’m the one that gave Joshie hope He’d have lived and died his life alone had he not gone out and got himself a backbone You should know that I’m not the one to boast But I must say I’m the one that gave Joshie hope Bridge: Hope is the faith residing in you and me Hope is what saves people like you me and Joshie Hope is the faith residing in you and me Hope is what saves people like you me and Joshie Chorus: He’d have lived and died his life alone had he not gone out and got himself a backbone You should know that I’m not the one to boast But I must say I’m the one that gave Joshie hope He’d have lived and died his life alone had he not gone out and got himself a backbone You should know that I’m not the one to boast But I must say I’m the one that gave Joshie hope
3.
Verse 1: I was on my BandCamp checkin’ out my songs I came across an album A really mean one And it was all about you I swear that I never knew that I could be so cruel or had it in me to be that rude Just know that I regret it I wrote them songs when I was coming out of such a terrible place in my life Please promise you won’t ever listen to them songs And if you do then just don’t let them piss you off Hook 1: Cause getting you back was my only hope and I got so so mad when your focus was stole Chorus 1: I’ve written so many meany songs about you So can you ever forgive me like I do Verse 2: This is not an invite to reconnect with you Though I am so so sorry but please do not misconstrue And all the things I said even thought they were true it just wasn’t necessary to wage war against you Hook 2: And underneath all of the anger was pain I was missing your face and now I am ashamed Chorus: I’ve written so many meany songs about you And aired our dirty laundry out like what all you put me through And I can take responsibility for all of my attitudes And I’m a firm believer in the phrase “it takes two”
4.
Dusty Memo 03:44
Verse 1: I’ve always been so eager to get all of the answers So much in fact that sometimes I forget to live So then I’d analyze it pick it apart piece by piece And eventually lose track of what I wanted in the very first place Chorus: And now I come across a dusty memo A buried one I haven’t seen in years I read these words that I once wrote Foreign feelings bringing me to tears Verse 2: I’ve always been a pleaser and put on hold my own desires For once it’d be nice to not have to be the one to sacrifice Because eventually I lost all feeling and forfeited my likeability and lost my life’s experiences I’m ashamed of me Chorus: And now I come across a dusty memo A buried one I haven’t seen in years I read these words that I once wrote Foreign feelings bringing me to tears Bridge: I am embarrassed I don’t even remember my own feelings Chorus: And now I come across a dusty memo A buried one I haven’t seen in years I read these words that I once wrote Foreign feelings bringing me to tears
5.
Verse 1: This is a story about me Time to talk openly I feel the need to express myself now Come and share this story with me It’s reality Yeah come and listen to my story Chorus: I was afraid of what you’d think But I realized that it’s my life This story of mine could happen to you And if it does then just play it cool Verse 2: God wouldn’t have made us like this if it was wrong in the eyes of him The feelings we have are the same as yours babe Just a little different Chorus: I was afraid of what you’d think But I realized that it’s my life This story of mine could happen to you And if it does then just play it cool Verse 3: We didn’t choose to be this way, no no But it’s something that we live with I didn’t ask God to make me like this But I wouldn’t change it What would you say if the tables were turned babe Open up your eyes and say Come on now Agree with me Lets make it really easy Chorus: I was afraid of what you’d think But I realized that it’s my life This story of mine could happen to you And if it does then just play it cool Verse 4: Think about this for awhile babe Be careful what you say Because some day you may love somebody like this And then you’ll regret it Chorus: I was afraid of what you’d think But I realized that it’s my life This story of mine could happen to you And if it does then just play it cool
6.
Verse 1: Yo I really love him Yes I really love him He dunno I love him He should know I love him Hook 1: I wish that boy knew how he makes me feel inside Yo I really love him Yes I really love him I wish that boy knew that he makes me come alive He dunno I love him He should know I love him Chorus: But he doesn’t see how I’m feeling He makes me wanna scream oh my gleed Oh my God is what I try screaming But even when I am angry he fills me glee Verse 2: Boy is on a bad trip I’ve gotta be patient So I just been waiting But there’s no mistaking Hook 2: The way he’ll love me I’m sure will be worth the wait Boy is on a bad trip I’ve gotta be patient How he enthralls me I’m sure we will marinate So I just been waiting But there’s no mistaking Chorus: But he doesn’t see how I’m feeling He makes me wanna scream oh my gleed Oh my God is what I try screaming But even when I am angry he fills me glee
7.
Game 03:36
Verse 1: This game that he likes to play Is getting old and I’m over it So let me be as I reminisce Leave me alone ignorance is bliss Tried to forget but it makes me sick Hard to get over the dude I miss Specially when he out talkin shit And stickin somebody with his dirty prick Hook: And every night when I feel beside myself I design this game just to escape for awhile Chorus: In this game there are dicks just as big as your ego In my game there are licks just as hot as an emo In the game all the tricks are hot hetero down-lows And the fellas get their pick of the shiniest dildos Verse 2: I hate games better change your ways Cause boy you play like a big dummy Boy with the pecs know he gon get laid Gonna fill him up with my mayonnaise He asks me out I wont hesitate Time pass by pushes you away Little more time I’ll forget your name I hope you know I don’t care what you think Hook: And every night when I feel beside myself I design this game just to escape for awhile Chorus: In this game there are dicks just as big as your ego In my game there are licks just as hot as an emo In the game all the tricks are hot hetero down-lows And the fellas get their pick of the shiniest dildos Bridge: What? Chorus: In this game there are dicks just as big as your ego In my game there are licks just as hot as an emo In the game all the tricks are hot hetero down-lows And the fellas get their pick of the shiniest dildos
8.
Behind Us 03:38
Verse 1: I never knew any better So I’d cling onto you Kept you locked up in my head forever Afraid to make a move Hook 1: Cause your eyes your walk your build your flaws are what made me fall for you And had I shifted left or right I’d have risked forgetting you Chorus: It’s a new era It’s time to leave the past behind us Verse 2: I never had anybody as long as I had you And I never ever loved anyone as much as I loved you Hook 2: Your book smarts knowledge and slowness seemed to cancel each other out and contributed to my feelings for you and now Chorus: It’s a new era It’s time to leave the past behind us Bridge: And I’ll be so alone now But I gotta go I’ll be so alone now But I gotta go Chorus: It’s a new era It’s time to leave the past behind us
9.
Old Man Raps 03:56
Intro: Retired? Hmm, I think they mean expired. And it’s a damn shame. Hmm, Kids! Verse 1: Dear Lord, What did I do to you to make you make me age / And then stick me in a world where youth means everything? / Where gray hair means insane / senile / and mundane / I might as well be dead and put six feet in my grave / ‘cause once you hit 30 your face begins to fade / And it’s not too long after that the world forgets your name / And then they lock you in a home and throw away the key / And they call it retirement but that’s not really what it means / You see it’s really like you’re luggage that your kids don’t wanna keep / When you changed their diapers and gave them punks lungs to breathe / Only to be cut off and shut out like a garden full of weeds / And they tell themselves they foot the bill so they’re able sleep / It’s fucked up if you ask me / you gave them everything / And they throw you out like old meat / now that’s what’s so insane / Fuck it that’s okay / cause one day you gonna be as old as me / And then you’ll be locked away / just because you’re slightly aged Chorus: Oh the great I used to be Yes I had everything But now I’m just elderly Nobody even sees me Or the great I used to be Yes I had everything But now I’m just elderly Nobody even sees me Verse 2: I’m not dead yet so why’m I irrelevant / it’s all up in the head / and just forget the rest / I am just an elder / A geezer of a fell-er / so go home and tell her / that her dad doesn’t matter / That her dad just gets fatter / And has an old man bladder / That he needs a walker / To run from his stalker / And that he needs a wheel chair / And cut of all of his hair / Because some of it’s bare / And he’s out of his Nair Chorus: Oh the great I used to be Yes I had everything But now I’m just elderly Nobody even sees me Or the great I used to be Yes I had everything But now I’m just elderly Nobody even sees me Bridge: Lock me up throw out my key Change the locks no more home for me But you’ll sleep well because you did the right thing At least there they’ll care for me and meet my needs Chorus: Oh the great I used to be Yes I had everything But now I’m just elderly Nobody even sees me Or the great I used to be Yes I had everything But now I’m just elderly Nobody even sees me
10.
Verse 1: I’m here for you because I know that you are unable to find your way back home alone and I’m here for you because I know you’re hurting and I’ll see this through because your life is worth it Hook: I know that some people give up on you like left and right but I’ll never give up on you I’ll be here the whole time I know that it seems crazy but I’ve never left your side I’ve been here in the shadows all along and out of sight because Chorus: I know that things are going to get bad because they always have but I’ll never leave you and all I want is for you to come back Remember what you had ‘cause I’ll never leave you I know that things they are going to get bad because they always have but I’ll never leave you and all I want is for you to come back Remember what you had ‘cause I’ll never leave you again Verse 2: I’m missing you and wonder if you are missing me too and if you are perhaps you’ll come find me here at the place we first met That’s where I’ve been waiting for you all these years Hook: I know that some people give up on you like left and right but I’ll never give up on you I’ll be here the whole time I know that it seems crazy but I’ve never left your side I’ve been here in the shadows all along and out of sight because Chorus: I know that things are going to get bad because they always have but I’ll never leave you and all I want is for you to come back Remember what you had ‘cause I’ll never leave you I know that things they are going to get bad because they always have but I’ll never leave you and all I want is for you to come back Remember what you had ‘cause I’ll never leave you again Bridge: I was so quick to jump ship when things got too tough to manage Well not this time I’m going to put both feet in and see what happens Chorus: I know that things are going to get bad because they always have but I’ll never leave you and all I want is for you to come back Remember what you had ‘cause I’ll never leave you I know that things they are going to get bad because they always have but I’ll never leave you and all I want is for you to come back Remember what you had ‘cause I’ll never leave you again
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Brad’s Verse: We met fell in love And we had so much fun 16 I was young and lean I had a little tan and you romanced me What happened to our awesome plans Living life and then being dads Now instead we got bigger pants I became a housewife and I got so fat Brad’s Hook: And now my boyfriend just looks right past me The Brad Chorus: Cause my boyfriend doesn’t love me anymore Cause he don’t got not time for Brad My boyfriend he don’t love me like he should And I’m not sure that he ever has Josh’s Verse: You knew how to woo You held me called me your boo Not sure what that really meant But I didn't care cause the dreams I'd dreamt ‘bout love were all coming true Least that's what I thought ‘till you forgot our important dates Took a straight boy on holiday Josh’s Hook: I wonder if my boyfriend even remembers me The Josh Chorus: Cause my boyfriend doesn’t love me anymore Cause he don’t got not time for Josh My boyfriend he don’t love me like he should Cause it seems like I am always forgot Bridge: Brad: Hey Josh? Josh: Yeah. Brad: What you got? Josh: Well I used to have a man but.,. Brad: But that shit got squashed, right? Josh: Yeah. Hold up, how’d you know? Brad: You think you’re the only to ever date assholes? If you find yourself reaching for the phone I’m not home control yourself I’ve moved on just letting you know So touch yourself go fuck yourself Brad: Hahaha Cause it ain’t gonna be me baby. Josh: Hahaha And it ain’t gonna be me either. Time to get reacquainted with that little thing we call “Self-love.” The Brad Chorus: Cause my boyfriend doesn’t love me anymore Cause he don’t got not time for Brad My boyfriend he don’t love me like he should And I’m not sure that he ever has The Josh Chorus: Cause my boyfriend doesn’t love me anymore Cause he don’t got not time for Josh My boyfriend he don’t love me like he should Cause it seems like I am always forgot The Brad Chorus: Cause my boyfriend doesn’t love me anymore Cause he don’t got not time for Brad My boyfriend he don’t love me like he should And I’m not sure that he ever has The End: My boyfriend doesn’t love me anymore
12.
I Thought 03:38
Verse 1: I thought we had a chance I thought I’d show you my life But that’s not gonna happen Can you tell me why I thought I’d show you my way I thought I’d show you how to Live your life the right way With me Chorus: I live my life alone I’d like to know where did you go Verse 2: I thought I’d give it my all I thought I’d hold you in my arms I thought I’d make you fall in love with me I wish I did some things different for your trust I thought I’d do it like that But I didn’t get much Chorus: I live my life alone I’d like to know where did you go Bridge: I thought of only you Why you in my life Chorus: I live my life alone I’d like to know where did you go
13.
Verse 1: Something’s wrong here What the hell did you do to me Something’s off here Something is missing inside of me It’s like I don’t feel The way a guy my age should feel It’s like I don’t act The way a gay guy should be acting Hook: And I’m so over this tango so let me go Cause you’re dancing you’re dancing alone Chorus: I used to yearn And I used to cry And my chest would burn Night after night It’s like I never learned So I continued to try And resiliently search For a hot guy my type Verse 2: Something’s messed here I’m comforted in knowing I am alone It’s just so peculiar The fact that I like life better with no one When society’s built to cater to couples and families And being single is thought of as unfulfilling Hook: And I’m so over this tango so let me go Cause you’re dancing you’re dancing alone Chorus: I used to yearn And I used to cry And my chest would burn Night after night It’s like I never learned So I continued to try And resiliently search For a hot guy my type
14.
Verse 1: Is it just me or is it coincidence that just the other day I was talking to my friend bout wanting to meet someone with a baby Is it just me or is it coincidence that just the other day I was talking to my friend bout wanting to see you again Chorus: After all these years I never thought I’d see you again It’s amazing it’s amazing, it’s amazing that this happened And now I know that everything is gonna be alright It’s gonna be alright Verse 2: Is it just me or is it coincidence that just the other day I was thinking to myself bout how I wanted someone I’m compatible with Is it just me or is it coincidence that just the other day I was thinking to myself bout how I wanted someone ‘fore I turned into this Chorus: After all these years I never thought I’d see you again It’s amazing it’s amazing, it’s amazing that this happened And now I know that everything is gonna be alright It’s gonna be alright Bridge: Is it just me or are you not interested I feel like you think I’m bringing up bad memories in your head I thought everything was okay Apparently you don’t wanna remember me Chorus 2: 'Cause there you are right in front of me You’ve got a baby so I thought you’d understand me Chorus: After all these years I never thought I’d see you again It’s amazing it’s amazing, it’s amazing that this happened And now I know that everything is gonna be alright It’s gonna be alright
15.
Intro: You know, missed opportunities are the hardest to get over. Now there you stand, drowning my memories, letting them slip through your open hand. Verse 1: Watching the waterfall over the moonlight / Chasing dreams thought we were alright / Apparently you couldn't just sit tight / Your impatience my impracticality they fight / Now here we are wanderers in a lost wood / All I can think of is the would, the could, the should's / Sins of the flesh your intellect my desire they mesh / Yo all I ever wanted to be was someone who could have been great / Now my boasts seem fake / I've lost my way to the edge / No longer joking like Heath on the Ledge-er / Why’d I let you cut so deep / Now I'm looking down and the fall will be steep / Just another one of your mindless sheep / Should have dashed like snow / I’m gonna jump I gotta go / Perhaps now you’ll know / Love you as a friend prefer you as a foe / Whither like Bill / Like Pink Floyd just go on with the show Chorus: You pushed me to the brink But it’s Just another day In another one of your dumb games Ya know the ones you like to play Verse 2: But I’m alright / I’m just fine / Though it’s a fight / up in my life / It’s not time / to say goodbye / I’ll tell you why / I’m still alive / I’m here still / because I have purpose / I’m not gonna let you get me down / I’m gonna turn my frown upside-down / I’m gonna scream foodstamps loud and proud / Tell the world I’m the brokest bitch in town / The one you gave away that day / The one you didn’t wanna date Chorus: You pushed me to the brink But it’s Just another day In another one of your dumb games Ya know the ones you like to play Bridge: Familiar sidewalks / familiar faces / I'm stuck like food in braces / Walls of memories / frenemies / friends of me / It's burnt clouds I taste / Soon I'll be paste / Rough return to romance / Oh well / Took a chance / My hands like spiders / Spinning veins / Let me offer you some splattered brains / They burst like growing pains / All part of being lost / All part of being tossed / Drowning memories / Forgotten paths like Frost Chorus: You pushed me to the brink But it’s Just another day In another one of your dumb games Ya know the ones you like to play
16.
Verse 1: I know of a boy who got his shit together When to the world it looked as though he’d continue spiraling down dumped by a man who promised him his love forever and when he didn’t the boy he didn’t give up on love like I did Hook 1: He looked in the mirror he saw a scrawny man a flabby man and so he decided that he was going out and getting himself a gym membership and so he did And when he looks into the mirror now what he sees is a guy I only wish I could have been Chorus: He got big in the chest Not big in the head And that’s why he’s an inspiration He got big in the pecs Not big in the head And that’s why he’s an inspiration Verse 2: I hope since that boy could get his shit together Maybe he could share the key to finding hidden energy Like how he went from being dumped in a slump something that could have lasted forever To tapping into something big Some inspiration seemingly easily Hook 2 He looked into himself He saw a sorry man a pathetic man And so he decided that he was going out and getting himself a hot studly man A brand new boyfriend And when he looks back on his sad life what he sees is A life that I currently live and wish that I could get away from Chorus: He got big in the chest Not big in the head And that’s why he’s an inspiration He got big in the pecs Not big in the head And that’s why he’s an inspiration Bridge: Good emotions Job promotions Plays at night clubs Shares all his songs He’s so fortunate And I’m so envious I only wish that I too could add up Chorus: He got big in the chest Not big in the head And that’s why he’s an inspiration He got big in the pecs Not big in the head And that’s why he’s an inspiration Link: Big arms Bulging biceps Oblique’s all lean and Triceps to die for He is a muscle whore And that’s why he’s an inspiration
17.
Verse 1: Something’s wrong here What the hell did you do to me Something’s off here Something is missing inside of me It’s like I don’t feel The way a guy my age should feel It’s like I don’t act The way a gay guy should be acting Hook: And I’m so over this tango so let me go Cause you’re dancing you’re dancing alone Chorus: I used to yearn And I used to cry And my chest would burn Night after night It’s like I never learned So I continued to try And resiliently search For a hot guy my type Verse 2: Something’s messed here I’m comforted in knowing I am alone It’s just so peculiar The fact that I like life better with no one When society’s built to cater to couples and families And being single is thought of as unfulfilling Hook: And I’m so over this tango so let me go Cause you’re dancing you’re dancing alone Chorus: I used to yearn And I used to cry And my chest would burn Night after night It’s like I never learned So I continued to try And resiliently search For a hot guy my type
18.
Verse 1: If you’ve never cared for me ever Then what the hells the use And if you’ve never made me feel better Then what’s the point in you Hook 1: I may not know my math I may not have all the facts I may not know algebra or fractions Cause they really suck But if there’s one thing I do know something about it is love Chorus: That there what you gave me It wasn’t gonna save me That ‘love’ that you showed me It was only gonna hold me Back that day in the park where I watched you disappear there You took that new boy with you And you departed from me Verse 2: Have you ever loved a guy better than what it’s like to love yourself Hook 2: I may not have good grammar I may not know all the words I may not know English well Cause sometimes I’m really dumb But I know you’ve never loved anyone because I know about love Chorus: That there what you gave me It wasn’t gonna save me That ‘love’ that you showed me It was only gonna hold me Back that day in the park where I watched you disappear there You took that new boy with you And you departed from me Bridge: You know I loved you but still you strayed You know that That I love you Even still to this day but Chorus: That there what you gave me It wasn’t gonna save me That ‘love’ that you showed me It was only gonna hold me Back that day in the park where I watched you disappear there You took that new boy with you And you departed from me

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released October 22, 2014

All tracks written, performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Bradley Voorhees, unless notated below:

Track 01 lyrics co-written with Jeannie.

Track 06 Rose & Nick Stahl vocals recorded by Rose Stahl.
’’Oh My Gleed!’’ voices originally created for the Bradley Voorhees Glee recap series on YouTube of the same name

Track 11 lyrics co-written with Joshua P. Kennedy.
Joshua P. Kennedy vocals recorded by Joshua P. Kennedy.

Track 15 lyrics co-written with Kromz Homes.
Kromz Homes vocals recorded by Kromz Homes.

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Bradley Voorhees East Syracuse, New York

Who doesn't enjoy an interesting indie artist? Am I good, am I bad? Who knows. Guess we'll all have to wait and see. Yes, "we" 'cause not even I know myself anymore. I think that really comes out in the tunes though. Who knows, perhaps it may be you who can help solve a mystery? Yeah, I like a lot of retro television :D But I'll be there for you, if you're there for me too! Ha ... more

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