Hard Way, Wrong Time

[Verse 1]
Fold-out chair on the driveway
Staring at a red screen glow
Group chat screaming “to the moon”
But the chart’s still digging low
Credit card on the table
Kids’ fund in a paper cup
Hit “buy” at the all-time high
Then watch that number give up

[Chorus]
We’re retarded dads
Buying tops like it’s a job
Sell the dip
Then watch it rip
Yeah we sob
Doing it the hard way
Never get the timing right
Too much beer
Too much faith in the hype
Blowing all our savings in the night

[Verse 2]
Ice-cold can in the lunchtime sun
Lunch money in a vapor wave
“Double down
It can’t go lower”
Last words on a shallow grave
Wife’s voice sharp from the kitchen
“Cash out while you’re up this time”
But we hit that red sell button
Right before the next big climb

[Chorus]
We’re retarded dads
Buying tops like it’s a job
Sell the dip
Then watch it rip
Yeah we sob
Doing it the hard way
Never get the timing right
Too much beer
Too much faith in the hype
Blowing all our savings in the night

[Bridge]
We swear
“Next run
We’ll be smarter”
Then we chase that green line higher
Same couch
Same can
Same lie
Same fire
Raise a toast to every bad call
Every chart that turned around
We’re the kings of catching falling knives
And selling when it hits the ground (hey!)

[Chorus]
We’re retarded dads
Buying tops like it’s a job
Sell the dip
Then watch it rip
Yeah we sob
Doing it the hard way
Never get the timing right
Too much beer
Too much faith in the hype
Blowing all our savings in the night