Current members
Matt Brasch ā guitar, backing vocals
Dan "Soupy" Campbell ā lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Casey Cavaliere ā guitar, backing vocals
Mike Kennedy ā drums, percussion
Josh Martin ā bass guitar, backing vocals
Nick Steinborn ā guitars, keyboards, piano, backing vocals
Studio albums
2007: Get Stoked on It!
2010: The Upsides
2011: Suburbia I've Given You All and Now I'm Nothing
2013: The Greatest Generation
2015: No Closer to Heaven
2018: Sister Cities
2022: The Hum Goes On Forever
Compilations
2013: Sleeping on Trash: A Collection of Songs Recorded 2005-2010
My Geraldine Lies Over the Delaware
The Wonder Years Lyrics
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The Wonder Years' My Geraldine Lies Over the Delaware is a song that speaks about a sort of love-hate relationship with a certain place or situation. The lyrics represent the singer's discontent for the area they are in - the air stinks, the water tastes bad, and the accent of the locals bothers them. It is clear that the singer does not want to be in that particular place, and they are looking to leave, saying āWe'll leave tonight if you're okay to drive. We'll leave this place behind.ā
The line āMy Geraldine lies over the Delaware, but it's getting late and I can't seem to find my wayā is the driving force behind the song. Geraldine may be a reference to the singer's love interest, and they may be trying to reunite with them across the Delaware River. However, they seem lost and unable to find their way, further emphasizing their frustration and dislike of the situation they are in at the moment.
Overall, the song portrays the feeling of being trapped in a situation that you despise and just wanting to leave it behind. It speaks to the relatable experience of feeling discontented and searching for something better.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't take a breath because the air stinks and I can't take a step without listening to your fucking accent while you're saying words with āR's misplaced.
The air quality in this area is terrible and your accent is unbearable, making it difficult for me to even exist here.
So, fuck Route 9. I can pump my own gas, now you're crossing the line.
I am fed up with this area and its rules, including the fact that I am no longer allowed to pump my own gas. It's just another annoyance to add to the list.
Fuck Route 9. You're water tastes like ass, just stay on your side.
I have had enough with all the problems I encounter on this side of Route 9, including the terrible taste of your water. Please stay on your side and out of my way.
We'll leave tonight if you're okay to drive.
I am ready to leave this place and move on to something better, as long as we have a safe means of transportation.
We'll leave this place behind.
It's time to say goodbye to this area and all the frustrations that come with it, and move on to something better.
Thank God we don't live here all the time.
I am grateful that we do not have to live here permanently and can escape to a better place.
Contributed by Maria V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Nic Evely
Lyrics:
I can't take a breath
Because the air stinks
And I can't take a step
Without listening
To your fucking accent
While you're saying
Words with 'R's misplaced
So fuck Route 9. I can pump my own gas, now you're crossing the line
Yeah fuck Route 9. And your water tastes like ass, just stay on your side
And we'll leave tonight and
If you're okay to drive and
We'll leave this place behind
Thank God we don't live here all the time
And we'll leave tonight and
If you're okay to drive and
We'll leave this place behind
Thank God we don't live here all the time
You don't pay to get in
But you pay to get out
So fuck Route 9. I can pump my own gas, now you're crossing the line
Yeah fuck Route 9. And your water tastes like ass, just stay on your side
Fuck Route 9!
And we'll leave tonight
No we'll leave tonight
So we'll leave tonight
Thank God we don't live here all the time
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this was the song that got me into twy way back in the day and it still goes SO HARD
coolieo dode
Wow I can believe all the memories š
Bear Greendale
Wish this was on Spotify
Dan Milam
@Nate Husser it isnāt though
Nate Husser
It is now
Henry Byrne
I listened to this immediately after beating all the trainers on Route 9 in pokemon white. How ironic.
Andrew Cavallo
Henry Byrne
Funny thing, Iām replaying Sapphire on the GBA after so many years while listening to āI Donāt Like Who I Was Thenā, and the line that says āhidden in the tall grassā always makes me crack a smile, haha.
Chandler Maguire
I'm from new jersey, i love new jersey, i love this song period.
Michelle Harper
I love listening to this during traffic on route 9
Josh Bambrough
Fuck route 9