Less Than Jake is an American United States ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. Originally formed in 1992 as a power pop trio, the band evolved into a hybrid of ska punk. Less Than Jake have also been cited as showing influences from a wide variety of genres including post-grunge, alternative rock, third wave ska, punk pop and punk revival. To date, the group has released eight full-length studio albums and a number of singles and... [read more]
 


  • Last One Out Of Liberty City
    Last one out of Liberty City,Burn it to the ground.I know, I know, I know.I know just who I am.It was in my head,Is that I don't really give a damn.Just who you think I am.Just who I am, just who I am.(Just who I!)I...

  • Big Crash
    Sometimes, I think somethingsWrong with me because,I was never one,To believe in anyone or anything.Its always been just me.Its always been just.And you know, they've always had,Always had big plans for you.Just to...

  • Motto
    Can you build ?.You know, its somethingThat keeps you sane.And you can't explain what.But you know, it'sWhat's left inside you.And I know its something,You know, its somethingThat keeps me sane.And I can't explain...

  • Al's War
    Al said goodbye to his mom and dadfor the first time in his life.Tonight, he left the house andwalked to the waiting car outside.Yea, somehow he thought they'd never understand.That nothing lasts, and he just knows...

  • All My Best Friends Are Metalheads
    (This is a fair request, and I promise I will not judge any person only as a teenager.You will constantly remind yourself that some of my generation judges people by their race,their belief, or the color of their...

  • Great American Sharpshooter
    So you think,Of what it could've been.When "time is all you've lost"Keeps burning through your head.Now you fall asleep standin'But lie awake in bed.Watch the clock drag on,And think of what you should've...

  • Five State Drive
    Got on the 47.Transfer to the 89.Left town, east-bound pass,Saw the city size.You know its hard,To leave your past behind,As I pass the crummy bars,And beat up cars,Nothing will change your mind.By now, think I've...

  • Danny Says
    Danny says,That he got caught up,In all the talk ofHow it used to be.And He says,I never used to mindThat same way of life,Its just you and me.Danny says,That he's so boring now,Since he figured out,That back in the...

  • Theme From H Street
    You know my best friend,Just left yesterday, and I know.I know your girlfriend,Wasn't here to stay,She just moved away.Things are still the same.And all I really care,Bring myself to say is that I know.That I know,...

  • Nervous In The Alley
    On a tuesday in the rain I never thought there'd come a dayif I put myself to the test would I ever raise a fistwould I just shut my mouth, would I just block it out?I've sworn a million times never to be...

  • Richard Allen George... No It's Just Cheese
    Don't call me Rich,Don't call me George,Just call me Cheeze,Thats who I am!Don't call me Rich,Don't call me George,Just call me Cheeze,Thats who I am!Don't call me Rich,Don't call me George,Just call me Cheeze,Thats...

  • Help Save The Youth Of America From Exploding
    Sit down, remind me how,this is the same old storyof growing up and getting lost.Sit down, remind me how,this is the same old storyof growing up and getting lost.And just outside I can hear the sound,of the early...


  • Plastic Cup Politics
    hello six pack of confidencebeen so many nights since we first metglad to see you've brought all your friendsfor another night of plastic cup politicsHello mr.six pack of confidenceim glad to see you've already...

  • Sciene Of Selling Yourself Short
    {VERSE}I've come to my senses,That I've become senseless,I could give you lessons on how to ruin your friendships,Every last conviction, I smoked them all away,I drank my frustrations down the drain, out of the way,So...

  • Escape From The A-Bomb House
    Dear Mom and Dad,I've been making plansTo leave this house and yes I'm sureSo lock the door, and turn the front porch lights outAfter all the endless fightsThe who's been wrong and who's been rightWe just never saw...

  • Look What Happened (Last Time)
    And I swear it's the last time and I swear it's my last tryAnd we'll walk in circles around this whole blockWalk on the cracks of the same old sidewalksThen we'll talk about leaving townYeah we'll talk about leavingI...

  • The Upwards War And Down Turned Cycle
    All my friends always talk about The stories of moving on and getting outThen packing up and heading southTheir heads full of hopes and dreamsThey're just like meMy friends aren't going anywhere My friends all act so...

  • Ghosts Of You And Me
    I've been downWandering past 2nd streetAnd looking at the ghostsOf you and me and thinking back onAll those memories of how we used to beI've been hearingHear those voicesOf the noises of the breaking glassAnd all...

  • Welcome To The New South
  • Surrender
    Mother told me, yes, she told me I'd meet girls like you.She also told me, "Stay away, you'll never know what you'll catch."Just the other day I heard a soldier falling off some Indonesian junk that's going...

  • The Science Of Selling Yourself Short
  • She's Gonna Break Soon
    [Chorus:]She's gonna break soonGonna break soonGonna break soonShe's gonna break soonGonna break soonGonna break soonWith so many problems in her life it really comes as no surpriseShe's gonna break soon Gonna break...

  • Screws Fall Out
    So this pen is starting to becomeA pipe bomb and these songsHave turned to anthems againTo everything that's changed and to everything that's gone awayHere are my condolences tot he future I never metIt's gone and...

  • That's Why They Call It A Union
    There's a black cloud over this houseThat's been around for 3 years nowThere's a thunderstorm insideAnd it won't go awayThat's why they call it a unionThat's why they call it a unionSo both of you please forgive me...

  • Best Wishes To Your Black Lungs
    By this time tomorrow You'll be out on the streets of ChicagoWalking all the way home from commuter trainsBy this time tomorrow You'll be back home in ChicagoAt the bars until they closeBack at the places that you've...

  • The Brightest Bulb Has Burned Out
    You told me that your 20 years have gone by much too fastAnd you've been hoping this year will be better than the lastYou said you've been waging a war against the loneliest of nightsWith the strongest drinks and...

  • Short Fuse Burning
    These are all reasons whyI'll be exploding tonightAnd why this chip on my shoulderFeels like a mile wideIt's from the overworkOvertime compromise[Chorus:]So I'm looking tonightFor some peace of mindMaybe then I'll...

  • Motown Never Sounded So Good
    So you say, all your white flags are up and that you've had enough and that you were tired of collecting dust, you say everything always looks the same and you made your brand new face to match your brand new place,...


  • Sleep It Off
    I might as well just sleep it offWishful thinking's got my wires crossed woah oh ohWhen I'm desperate and aloneI know I know I know how low I'd goSo I'll just drive and disappearAnd maybe if I'm lucky then by this...

  • Nine-One-One To Anyone
    so i will, i'll be the one who's coming clean with ever single thing and all my thoughts in between i wonder if anyone is just like mea walking talking catastropheanother story of dependency i neve thought the face in...

  • National Anthem
    just being here today i feel like a long lost friendwell just wait around cause the desperation's kicking in, and its already starting to mix with one of my best peices of fiction and it's called i'll be getting by...

  • Showbiz? Science? Who Cares?
    if you had all the facts, all the fictions if you knew everything about science and all about religion would you stand by your convictions would you still make all the right decisionswould accept someone eles's...

  • A.S.A.O.K.
    This song is for everyone that said I wasProgramed, hardwired, that I'd self-destructThey'd say I was destined to always be desperateThey'd say I was destined to always *** upAnd I was voted the first one to crumble...

  • Last Rites To Sleepless Nights
    Tonight i'll be wiping my slate cleanI''ll be clearing out those clouded memoriescause i don't to keep living in the past and i can't stand how i always do that tonight because you know i'm sick to death with every...

  • Portrait Of A Cigarette Smoker At 19
    I used to be a stereotypeHalf alive with half open eyesWith a one track mindAnd a flawed designFeeling like I was lost At sea at only the age of 19Floating around in alcohol and apathyTaking in too much caffeine and...

  • Jay Frenzal
    looking down the barrel of a gun all the drinks are free and your ex is gone another day in the sun has got you all ***ed up watch out this is gonna be goodcause jay i can see it see it in your eyes there's something...

  • Robots One, Humans Zero
    So what have we really learned today that some things are easier when we walk away and acting normal means acting like everyone eles and you're better of by not acting like yourself are we buy what they're selling do...

  • Bridge And Tunnel Authority
    I remember every bridge I’ve ever jumped off blindlyAnd all of my boring stories keep reminding meCause in all honesty,I used to be an authority on irony and remembering, My broken dreams and everything that used to...

  • Sobriety Is A Serious Business And Business Ain't So Good
    So it's sunrisesober eyessee my room spin aroundcrowded bars and crumbling townI'm a messa monumenttwo clenching fists of helplessnessoblivious to all of itsituation hopelesswill all the assholes in this roomplease...

  • Goodbye In Gasoline
    My lungs are achingFrom the cold from being outside.And the windows in my carHave started to fog up.And it's colder then I remember it ever being in Florida.My stomach's burningAnd the stereo in this car is screaming...


  • Gradma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
    Chorus: Grandma got runover by a reindeer walking home from our house Christmas Eve you could say theres no such thing as Santa but as for me and grandpa we believe She'd been drinking too much egg nog and we begged...

  • Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
    Chorus:Grandma got runover by a reindeerwalking home from our house Christmas Eveyou could say theres no such thing as Santabut as for me and grandpa we believeShe'd been drinking too much egg nog and we begged her...


  • 1989
    Let me give you some insight into my insidesI haven't been this confused in such a long timeYou can't believe I've spent just losing my mindI can't believe that 10 years have really gone byIt's been a long timeHad a...

  • Pete Jackson Is Getting Married
    I can see it all right nowHis mom and dad so proud of his son and his new found wifeAnd I wonder if after all these yearsWill his dad still give him a pep talk for his wedding night?I can smell his cousin's polo...

  • Magnetic North
    There's been borders and there'll be boundariesAnd there's been times misidirection's found meThere's been clear heads and there'll be clean slatesAnd times we'd find we'd pass the night away thinkingEveryone here...

  • Is This Thing On?
    When all the things that you've been thinkingHas you so confused and so ungluedYour head is spinningWell we've all felt the same insideI've been on that ledge countless timesAnd I know what that feels likeYou've on...

  • Kenhoe
    Ideals are like opinions and beliefs just like traditionSometimes both are not enoughFaded stickers and crumpled flyersThey've become the reminderThat there's an anthem in us that fitsThe flag we've flown for...

  • Bigger Picture
    Breaking down from every insult that you've takenFrom one sided conversationsBurning out from all the minor misconceptionsThat just play on your frustrationsYour self doubt has your head so turned aroundThere's not a...

  • Surburban Myth
    So let's hit the streets tonightAnd I'll show you where I lost my jobAnd where I got chased by copsSo we'll jump the fence at 13th and 10thTo see where we played our first showI told you everybody loses sight ofAll...

  • Suburban Myth
    So let's hit the streets tonightAnd I'll show you where I lost my job and where I got chased by copsso we'll jump the fence at 13th and 10thto see where we played our first showI told you everybody loses sight ofAll...

  • Faction
    And II wonder if you'd understandIf I said I'll never go never go along againAnd if I told you all that I believe inAnd gave you my reasons and always had an answerAn honest answer for all of themSometimes you just...

  • Hell Looks A Lot Like L.A.
    He got in his car and told himself to driveGotta leave it all behind if he wants to feel alive19 and lost and never thought he'd ever leave this placeVacant mind from endless grind so what's to lose anywaysAnother...

  • Last Hour Of The Last Day Of Work
    I couldn't help but think back to the adviceThat I got from my dad a few timesHe said"...time goes by so fast in a blink of an eyeSo never close your eyes...""...I always wanted something more than 50 hours every...

  • Mr. Chevy Celebrity
    Well I thought all my friends were saneThen I met this kid in the fourth grade"Let's go throw rocks through the neighbor's windows"I never wanted to go but he would always make meI wanna know what you were thinkingI...


  • Johnny Quest
    Well I really don't knowif it matters at all sobut we try to keep the prices lowfor our records and our showsbut is thatis that enoughor is (it) that we're not punk enoughor is (it) that you think ska just sucks(but)...

  • Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts
    Well I Really don't know If it matters at all so, But we try...

  • Ask The Magic 8 Ball
    What the ***the *** have I becomeI've become the product of the sumcaught in an endless circleI've become the stupidest man in the world"Chalk another one up to experience"y'know it doesn't make any senseto do it...

  • Automatic
    I think, I think I know it all,but can I be sure of the things I've grown to know,and can I say I know it all,when rules just guide me to blindly followand things are automatic when you see them everydayis it the same...

  • History Of A Boring Town
    Just talked to this girl who used to live on my streetAfter all these years you're here and you remember meShe said her old boyfriendPacked up and headed back eastBut she always knew someday he would goShe just got a...

  • Ska Sucks
    ska sucks,ska revival isn't cool you stupid ***,the bands are only in it for the bucksand if you dont belive me your schmuckbut the trend will die out with any luckya o yaaaaaaaa ya o o yaaaaaa ya oo yaaaaaa oo oo...

  • 867-5309 Jenny
    Jenny who can I turn toYou give me something I can hold on toNow you think I’m like the others beforeWho saw you name and number on the wallJenny I got your numberI need to make you mineJenny don’t change your...

  • My Very Own Flag
    Something that's inside of meIt's something that I cannot seeLike rules and regulationsPassed down for generationsI wish I had my own,I wish I had my own,My very own,my very own flagI wish I had my own,I wish I had my...

  • Liquor Store
    Now listen up and hear what i'm sayingIf he's not talking to himselfThen he must be prayingShine my shoes and ask for a dimeThen pick my pockets while i'm in lineHe keeps telling me the scoreDown at the liquor store

  • We're All Dudes
    It's time to put our timesbehind it allthe bad things off your mindHe's feeling goodshe's feeling goodwe're feeling good, yeahJust hanging outjust having funwe're number onejust hanging outjust having fun[Chorus:]I'm...


  • Cheez (7" Version)
    ("Everyone to the bar!")[Chorus:]Don't call me RichDon't call me GeorgeJust call me cheezThat's who [alt: what] I am[x3]Not Rich, not GeorgeI'm CheezCivilized until the keg runs dryAnd he's triedTo drink from 9 to...

  • Descant
    I won't change the world with a songPerhaps it's futile to commentOn a revolution somewhere elseI won't change the world with these wordsBut it's just like meTo observe the dissolution somewhereThe war of locked...

  • Your Love
    Josie's on a vacation far awayCome around and talk it overSo many things that I want to sayYou know I like my girls a little bit older[Chorus:]I just wanna use your love tonightNo, I don't wanna lose your love...

  • Rock-N-Roll Pizzeria (7" Version)
    (Right!)Man it's really strangeThis city never stays the sameIt's always [alt: I've gotta] "keep on movingI've gotta keep on going"But maybe to keep itself sane"I've gotta keep on goingSo I don't have the feeling"I'm...

  • Teenager In Love
    Each time we have a quarrel, it almost breaks my heart,Cause I'm so afraid that we will have to part,Each night I ask the stars up above,Why must I be a teenager in love?One day I feel so happy, the next I feel so...

  • Mississippi Mud
    1-2-3When the sun goes down and the tide rolls outAnd the people gather 'round and they all begin to shout"Hey! Hey! Uncle DudIt's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi MudIt's a treat to beat your feet on the...

  • We're Not Gonna Take It
    [Chorus:]We're not gonna take itNo, we ain't gonna take itWe're not gonna take it anymore(No!)We've got the right to choose andThere ain't no way we'll lose itThis is our life, this is our songWe'll fight the powers...

  • Evil Has No Boundaries
    Woo!Blasting our way through the boundaries of HellNo one can stop us tonightWe take on the world with the hatred insideMayhem the reason we fightSurviving the slaughters and killing we've lostThen we return from the...

  • Modern World
    This is the modern worldThis is the modern worldWhat kind of fool do you think I am (whoa)To think I know nothin' 'bout the modern world (whoa)All my life is spent on spiteI won't turn my head in ?Is my inspiration...

  • KROQ Song
    This is Less Than Jake (this is Less Than Jake)This is Less Than Jake (it's Less Than Jake)You're listening to 106.7 KROQ (KROQ)Hometown Radio hates us'Cause we pissed off Barry SidesBut now we're doin' the jingle...

  • Hamburger Hop
    Now if you want somethin' that's good and hotJust eat a hamburger it'll hit the spotYou can see 'em on the griddleGoin' flippety flopMakes you wanna do the boogieTo the hamburger hopThey're open up 24 hours a dayJust...

  • Freeze Frame
    I could see it was a rough cut TuesdaySlow motion weekdays stare me downHer lipstick reflex got me woundThere were no defects to be foundSnap shot and it froze without a soundThursday morning was a hot flash factorHer...

  • Mixology Of Tom Collins
    A friend of mine he pointed out to meThat who I've becomeIs not the same person that I used to beA friend of mine he pointed out to meThat I'm not the same as I used to beAnd y'know he made me think twice about who I...

  • Anti-Christ
    Screams and nightmares of aLife I wantCan't see living this lie noA world I wantYou've lost all control of myHeart and my soulSatan holds the futureWatch it unfoldI am the AntichristIt's what I've got to beYour God...

  • Son Of Dick
    Well Dick's son has his CD's in neat linesAnd has a dad that reads every sign and says"I only drive 62.5"Well I, yeah I don't really mindHis coordinated closet and his folded clothesBut who left the bullet in the...

  • Scott Farcas Takes It On The Chin (7" Version)
    When I think of how things areRight now it feels likeYeah, it all feels likeSome kind of circus showAnd how this townIt keeps you pinned downThe same old song from years ago[Chorus:]I know [alt: Y'know] this placeWill...

  • Dopeman (Remix)
    Dopeman, Dopeman's got another big planTo sell it to you or anyone he canBecause this is much better than minimum wageNo matter how things work he's still gonna get paidThink about it for a minute moreIt's either work...

  • Yo-Yo Ninja Boy
    Stayed awake all nightFighting the crimesWeasell, Rock and an Evil GuyGrandfather, Mandy, Wendel, ChipHelp ninja boy be the best there isMaster Mogana, he'll never winHe's no match for his yo yo spinGrandfather showed...


  • Out Of The Crowd
    I won't compete because I don't need to beIn front of someone that wants to compete with meWho needs another aggravationOr a ***ed up situationSo you call me burnt outCall me washed upOr weaker cause I won't get upBe...

  • Boomtown
    So here let's talk about the boomtown factsYou've got stick up kids coming right at my backTwo blocks of reasonable rent and it's only getting smallerAnd the rest of boomtown is only getting tallerYou've got ten miles...

  • Jen Doesn't Like Me Any More
    Jen thinks it isn't fair that I don't really careIf she likes me or notAnd Jen doesn't like to settleUntil she makes me feel like Howie ReynoldsShe thinks that I'm all that I've gotNo Jen doesn't like me anymoreJen...


  • City Of Gainesville
    We have our master plan Bottled and canned, living in the 352Steps 1 and 2 Walk home drunk wake up confused With a stranger next to youThe copied costumes and conversation Seem to be totally making this Into a strip...

  • The State Of Florida
    He says Florida is slowly sinkingsinking into the oceanHe says the housing tracts are built on half facts and the rest half fictionAnd i cant argue that statistics are becoming the definitionof just standing still...


  • Mr.Chevy Celebrity
    Well I thought all my friends were sanethen I met this kid in the fourth grade"let's go throw rocks through the neighbor's windows"I never wanted to go but he would always make meI wanna know what you were thinkingI...


  • Sugar In Your Gas Tank
    If I had a scheme for everything,It seems that I'd more content with it all,If I had it in me to stop my random thoughts,and my dumb dreamsI could deal with this nonstop spinning world.If only I could say that...

  • Shindo
    Something's out thereand it takes me awayfrom a world too small, too small to staysomething's out there (yeah), something's out thereSomething's out thereand it takes me awayfrom a world too small, too small to...

  • 9th At Pine
    Which will it be? Sympathy or Apathy?Which part of the human condition will I believe?Tried then it's tested I've just decidedTried then it's tested I've just decided I failedWhen it all came down on that saturday...

  • Never Going Back To New Jersey
    There was a time when I could say it right to youthat I was never going to leave this placebut now its "I was wrong"and "I don't wanna *** talk about it"cause it feels like things have changedYeah well I could...

  • How's My Driving Doug Hastings?
    Friday night on coke with a crow bar,left at two in the back of Doug's car,without a plan and being f**ked up,looking to get something for ourselves.Friday night at three at a side door,Doug said try to get the door...

  • Lockdown
    Something's not rightUrban sprrawl, from urban blightsomething's not rightwhen history turn into a building sitelocked out, fenced up, closed down without a soundSomething's not rightwhen downtown is just all blinking...


  • Look What Happened
    And I swear it's the last time and I swear it's my last tryand we'll walk in circles around this whole blockwalk on the cracks of the same old sidewalksthen we'll talk about leaving townyeah we'll talk about leavingI...

  • Gainesville Rock City
    This map hung up on the truck stop hallway dooris looking worn and I can hardly read it anymoreI feel like I'm a speck thrown on the mapand I can't help my urge to laughI never used to feel like thatWell I'm half...

  • Bad Scene And A Basement Show
    {VERSE}Well the scene here he wants her back,he's trying to use the phone, she's hanging up, he's given up,he should've known,looking lost then he wanders off,and tries to sing along,to some song he's never heard,but...

  • Malt Liquor Tastes Better When You've Got Problems
    And I've been so busy tryingthat I've only wound up livingweekend to weekendgetting by just simply "trying"And I should be out looking for a jobbut only wind up heading for a stiff drinkleft with nothing else so I...

  • Kehoe
    Ideals are like opinions and beliefs just like traditionSometimes both are not enoughFaded stickers and crumpled flyers They've become the reminderthat there's an anthem in us that fitsthe flag we've flown for...


  • Where The Hell Is Mike Sinkovich?
    I've never known what made you get up and goAnd what pushed you over the edge,When we were up on the roofWas it the truth when you saidYou never made a single difference.Did you get it in your headThat things are...


  • She's Gonna Break
    She's gonna break soon Gonna break soon Gonna break soon She's gonna break soon Gonna break soon Gonna break soon With so many problems in her life It really comes as no surprise She's gonna break soon Gonna break...


  • Don't Fall Asleep On The Subway
    I could hear all the plans we had When the wind hits me just rightAnd I'm so sick of wanting all the things I'm haunted byMy sympathy goes to the oldest joke That's survived another yearI wonder where I'm going from...

  • Mostly Memories
    I can't seem to recognize, Either side Of this modern version or fading person i was, I tried to memorize Dates and timesOf old accidents and the failed attempts now, I'm still afraid of those mistakes i've made.I'm...


  • We Go Together
    We go together like ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dongRemembered forever as shoo-bop sha whada whadda yippidy boom da boomChang chang changity chang shoo bop that's the way it should beWaooo YeahWe're one of a...


  • Anchor
    This one goesOut to the kids who drove six hours in a stolen carThen missed the showThis one goes out to never losin’ sight of all the“How it’s been” and “How it was,” yeahHere’s to just sinkin’ the ship and...


  • I Think I Love You
    I'm sleeping and right in the middle of a good dreamWhen all at once I woke upFrom something that keeps knocking at my brainBefore I go insaneI hold my pillow to my headAnd spring up in my bedScreaming out the words I...



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