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the van

2:58Album the van 2026-04-02

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Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Harpsichord, Recording Engineer, Producer: Jack Antonoff

Drum Programming, Hammond Organ: Mikey Freedom Hart

Saxophone: Evan Smith

Bass Guitar, Saxophone: Zem Audu

Recording Engineer: Deaton Chris Anthony

Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer: Laura Sisk

Recording Engineer: Oli Jacobs

Recording Engineer: Jack Manning

Assistant Recording Engineer: Jozef Caldwell

Assistant Recording Engineer: Joey Miller

Assistant Recording Engineer: Kellie Grew

Assistant Recording Engineer: Dom Shaw

Assistant Recording Engineer: Katie May

Assistant Recording Engineer: Chiara Ferracuti

Assistant Recording Engineer: James Poucher

Assistant Mixing Engineer: Sam Gazarian

Mastering Engineer: Ruairi O’Flaherty

Assistant Recording Engineer: Rob Domos

Assistant Recording Engineer: Jay Franco

Producer: Mikey Freedom-Hart

Composer Lyricist: Jack Antonoff

Composer Lyricist: Mikey Freedom-Hart

Composer Lyricist: John Freeman

Composer Lyricist: Vinnie Barrett

Composer Lyricist: Bobby Eli

Lyrics and translation

Original

Left the house years ago. Here's the story of a kid and his shadow.

He just didn't wanna be lonely.

He started to fly and she got sick. Pulled up and down and spun out real quick.

He just didn't wanna be lonely.

Pulled into a Wawa in Philly in 2000.

Blue Magic coming from the speaker at the gas pump.

All Jersey kids, we never learned to pump gas, so we sat there with the soundtrack.

Met them all in the Wayne Firehouse, glory days.

Packed the van and spun through being cool. Man, those drive-through years really went slow.

Wawa lights in the rearview was making it. We packed the van, our time was then.

That's the story about kids and their shadows.

We just didn't wanna be lonely.

That's why I still sing, "Glory to the ones who know the van. "

Oh, oh, oh. Glory to the ones on the A.

I just don't wanna be lonely.

I just don't wanna be.

Think some of us need to chip away at what we don't understand.

Slowly coming over it.

Slowly getting under it.

'Cause there's no getting over it. So we drove back from the west with our new religion there.

One-way tickets in heart and in hand. Said, "Fuck anything in our way, this is forever now. "

And then just like that, everything changed. Cut off the lights.

I just don't wanna be lonely. That's the thing about loving your shadow.

Years from then, I left the house. Saw her standing on a rooftop.

She said, "I just don't wanna be lonely. "

I just don't wanna be. I said, "I just don't wanna be lonely. "

I just don't wanna be. She said, "I just don't wanna be lonely. "

English translation

Left the house years ago. Here's the story of a kid and his shadow.

He just didn't wanna be lonely.

He started to fly and she got sick. Pulled up and down and spun out real quick.

He just didn't wanna be lonely.

Pulled into a Wawa in Philly in 2000.

Blue Magic coming from the speaker at the gas pump.

All Jersey kids, we never learned to pump gas, so we sat there with the soundtrack.

Met them all in the Wayne Firehouse, glory days.

Packed the van and spun through being cool. Man, those drive-through years really went slow.

Wawa lights in the rearview was making it. We packed the van, our time was then.

That's the story about kids and their shadows.

We just didn't wanna be lonely.

That's why I still sing, "Glory to the ones who know the van. "

Oh, oh, oh. Glory to the ones on the A.

I just don't wanna be lonely.

I just don't wanna be.

Think some of us need to chip away at what we don't understand.

Slowly coming over it.

Slowly getting under it.

'Cause there's no getting over it. So we drove back from the west with our new religion there.

One-way tickets in heart and in hand. Said, "Fuck anything in our way, this is forever now. "

And then just like that, everything changed. Cut off the lights.

I just don't wanna be lonely. That's the thing about loving your shadow.

Years from then, I left the house. Saw her standing on a rooftop.

She said, "I just don't wanna be lonely. "

I just don't wanna be. I said, "I just don't wanna be lonely. "

I just don't wanna be. She said, "I just don't wanna be lonely. "

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