fun. - The Gambler [AUDIO]

A new song from fun.'s debut album "Aim and Ignite" which is available now in stores and online. For more information go to / ournameisfun
LYRICS
Slow down,
we've got time left to be lazy
All the kids have bloomed from babies into flowers in our eyes.
We've got 50 good years left to spend out in the garden
I don't care to beg your pardon,
We should live until we die.
We were barely 18 when we'd crossed collective hearts.
It was cold, but it got warm when you'd barely crossed my eye.
and then you turned, put out your hand,
and you asked me to dance.
I knew nothing of romance, but it was love at second sight.
I swear when I grow up, I won't just buy you a rose.
I will buy the flower shop, and you will never be lonely.
Even if the sun stops waking up over the fields
I will not leave, I will not leave 'til it's our time.
So just take my hand, you know that I will never leave your side.
It was the winter of '86, and all the fields had frozen over.
So we moved to Arizona to save our only son
and now he's turning to a man, although he thinks just like his mother,
he believes we're all just lovers he sees hope in everyone.
And even though she moved away,
we always get calls from our daughter.
She has eyes just like her father's
they are blue when skies are grey.
And just like him, she never stops,
Never takes the day for granted,
works for everything that's handed to her,
Never once complains.
You think that I nearly lost you
When the doctors tried to take you away.
But like the night you took my hand beside the fire
30 years ago to this day
You swore you'd be here 'til we decide that it's our time
Well it's not time, you've never quit in all your life.
So just take my hand, you know that I'll never leave your side.
You're the love of my life, you know that I'll never leave your side.
You come home from work and you kiss me on the eye
You curse the dogs and say that I should never feed them what is ours
So we move out to the garden, look at everything we've grown
and the kids are coming home
I'll set the table
You can make the fire.

[@carbonaracrack9705]

"I swear when I grow up, I won't just buy you a rose. I will buy the flower shop, and you will never be lonely." If this isn't relationship goals, I don't know what is

[@tahtiannahbrightly6246]

i know what you mean

[@ItsJayMCZK]

+Tess Glasgow i heard the song was I swear when I grow up, I will just buy you a rose i think the uploader is got wrong :D

[@sompotter]

+ IT's JayCFG // Crossfire Gamer No, he got it right. See "I won't just... (but) I will... ">> " when I grow up, I won't just buy you a rose. I will buy the flower shop, and you will never be lonely." It's like the conditional sentence (unreal condition - future). And then the If-clause following after that.

[@nixluuvybackup]

His dad bought his mom a flower shop once

[@ainsleyvlogs4934]

Tess Glasgow fr

[@WanderingKit]

You rarely see cute songs about people growing old together.

[@comicalapollo]

It really is beautiful.

[@juiceboxvibes5829]

Honestly oh you should check out the music video for bloom by surfaces

[@anaisgrace7638]

I love how in most of his songs, the lyrics don't repeat themselves, and instead tell a whole story.

[@themcbobgorge]

UnknownBigF We all live in a yellow submarine Yellow submarine, yellow submarine We all live in a yellow submarine Yellow submarine, yellow submarine We all live in a yellow submarine Yellow submarine, yellow submarine - the Beatles

[@commonreactor23]

themcbobgorge hey, Ringo tries his best

[@El1society]

themcbobgorge cause yellow submarine is their only song 😂

[@angelcarlos8041]

@@themcbobgorge NANANA-NANANANA NANANA-NANANANA NANANA-NANANANANANANA-NANANANANANANA-NANANANANANANA-NANANANANANANA-NANANANANANANA-NANANANANANANA-NANANANANANANA-NANANANANANANA-NANANANANANANA-NANANANANANANA-NANANANANANANA-NANANANANANANA-NANANANA

[@shankaranumul3785]

I somehow feel his lyrics are very underrated.

[@Foolkat101]

I would sit alone as a 13 year old and cry to this album

[@mealoosa]

I'm 12 and crying at this 😂😩

[@molliens]

OMG ME TOO!! And now I'm listening to it again and crying again

[@phucdeptrai2324]

I'm 4 and crying at this

[@NarrowMullen]

I'm crying in my mother's womb

[@beanzmcswilley307]

Pathetic

[@stevieh7985]

this dude could burp and i'd still shed a tear in my eye tbqh

[@lynnjeannette1]

A Nipple SAME

[@jenegg6500]

omg this made my day

[@pandulcesoda]

FAT MOOD

[@artsysundae]

This also made my day.

[@lemonpie_vanilla]

BWGAGAGAH

[@Amieeapple]

Well, this song will be playing at my wedding.

[@emma5782]

And this song was playing at my dance comp because I dance to it

[@ainsleyvlogs4934]

This song will for sure be playing at my wedding

[@ali4games10]

Its been 4 years since this comment so did you do it?

[@insidevoices6003]

Yeah, did you do it?

[@souldog6]

@@ali4games10 I dont think she meant she has a wedding coming up and she'll play it

[@MusicMrsLove]

my parents were a couple since high school and ever since i heard this song, i think of them and now it's hard for me to listen to this song. it just makes me really sad. my dad died due to an accident, it all happened in a flash and it has been a month now. it's really sad thinking about that i will never get to hug him, kiss him, hold his hand, hearing his voice and he would never get to see me growing up. to those people who still have parents, love them, don't forget to hug and kiss them and tell them you love them

[@coriquack1539]

farah wut I know I'm late but... * hugs *

[@roll.over.beethoven]

You're not alone, buddy. I experience the same thing; my parents were a couple since highschool and this song fits them a lot, but my dad died due to an accident, too. Just cheer up, world needs your smile. :)

[@ernestotovar3169]

I know I'm late too but thanks Farah, I will hug, kiss and love them, and I know that I haven't gone through what you've been through but I hope everything well with you.

[@abdirizakabdullahi2837]

farah wut i hope you feel better.

[@Palmer273]

Strive for greatness. You are not alone. Hope you could get better

[@gangstarmama]

This band needs to be recognized more

[@mattzarate5603]

Not really. fun had a huge year in 2012.

[@Enimapoddd]

+Matt Zarate yeah I wish they weren't as popular as they became in 2012, they were great when they were a simple band that had a good handful of fans out there supporting the band, and not all this media interfering with the bond between the band, the members, and fans.

[@TheSpeedyLime]

Aaron Ward TRU

[@irrelevance3533]

Aaron Ward What kind of fan doesn't wish success for a band? Close-minded and selfish. If you don't like the media, then simply ignore it.

[@YoseMiteEmery]

They are.. Lol what? The guy was even on The Voice.

[@brendopls]

A whole love story packed into a song; a beautiful song at that.

[@romi6810]

I wish Fun would go back to this.

[@brendopls]

tyler romine Sadly Fun's on hiatus :/

[@brendopls]

가사 시나리오 작가/프로판 늑대 하나님 I...I guess..?

[@100spurs]

They need to come back period.

[@marz3308]

fu*k, ive been waiting for years

[@100spurs]

I just wish they would just come back

[@jordynmumby984]

My baby sister falls asleep to this song. Good taste in music at four months old.

[@thefourteenthreason4080]

Lol I can't sleep without it on

[@JyotiSharma-hu9vo]

jordyn mumby and now she’s almost 6 years old

[@MrDiglenson]

Must have learnt from you 🌈

[@aiacelynnetv9818]

Anyone still listening to this? March 2020 in the midst of home quarantine due to corona virus Pandemic 😥

[@jnkn3497]

Mark Jet Manalaysay I am. I used to listen to this album on my way to high school 10 years ago! It’s still a lovely song and album.

[@ciannarenfrow4203]

May baby

[@ChannelMasCiput]

Yesss! i am

[@ramsinmikhael1096]

Yesssirrrrr

[@emilygoldblatt5288]

July 2020 still listening

[@oliviariddle7663]

almost lost my partner on Sunday (two days ago) and this is the song that got me through it. “you said you’d be here til we decided it’s our time. but it’s not time, you never quit in all your life.” just hit so hard.

[@amybaker7054]

I'm not crying :'(

[@elderly_gentleman9489]

This song never ceases to bring tears to my eyes. Especially at "But it's not time-" It just sounds so raw and determined and desperate all at the same time. One of the most beautiful songs/ sentiments I've ever heard/ felt.

[@TinaHart-dr2mw]

My 23 yr old son showed me this ! What a beautiful Song ! Thanks My Rusty I love it!

[@cos-chu]

this song makes me cry like a baby, every single time.

[@independentfreepress-ifp236]

why? details please

[@jakkob5488]

+Andrew Lopez Let me word it as soulful as I can. The song portrays a love that is quite rare. One that isn't materialistic, one that blooms, one that doesn't simply rely on what the other has, but on what you two have. Plus, the instrumentals makes the emotional image even more strong.

[@Horrorangell]

It made me tear up during the fourth time singing this... Idk

[@atadstrange]

Same. I’m sobbing my eyes out right now and I’ve probably heard this song over 50 times.

[@Chickenflavor420]

I sometimes think about how far Nate has come since the format and aim and ignite and some nights all the way to grand romantic and how jack has come from steel train to strange desire and Andrews acting career taking off and watching some of their old drunken younow live streams and it catches me up because of how beautiful this group is and how they need to be together and make music and need so much more popularity, this is poetry. I cry when I listen to this and it only gets much worse because I feel Nate thinks of this too and pours his heart into these songs, and you feel it, the connection between your events and his, his depression and heartache, his love and enchantment, all funneled through a song. Simple beautiful. Fun. Is incredible.

[@LosKiwa]

Such a beatiful comment!! I think fun. is one of the best groups ever made. The lyrics are poetry, and the ryhthm... it's all original!! Nowadays any musician has this talent. I agree with you: fun. is incredible.

[@ornithology1188]

:(

[@shiteyanyo1111]

Everyone else go home: this is the most romantic song ever

[@chasewalker3355]

Slow down, we've got time left to be lazy All the kids have bloomed from babies into flowers in our eyes. We've got fifty good years left to spend out in the garden I don't care to beg your pardon, We should live until we die. We were barely 18 when we crossed collective hearts. It was cold, but it got warm when you barely crossed my eye. And then you turned, put out your hand, And you asked me to dance. I knew nothing of romance, but it was love at second sight. I swear when I grow up, I won't just buy you a rose. I will buy the flower shop, and you will never be lonely. Even if the sun stopped waking up over the fields I will not leave, I will not leave 'till it's our time. So just take my hand, you know that I will never leave your side. It was the winter of '86, all the fields had frozen over. So we moved to Arizona to save our only son And now he's turning to a man, though he thinks just like his mother, He believes we're all just lovers he sees hope in everyone. And even though she moved away, We always get calls from our daughter. She has eyes just like her father's They are blue when skies are grey And just like him, she never stops, Never takes the day for granted, Works for everything that's handed to her, Never once complains. You think that I nearly lost you When the doctors tried to take you away. But like the night you took my hand beside the fire Thirty years ago to this day You swore you'd be here 'til we decide that it's our time Well it's not time, you've never quit in all your life. So just take my hand, you know that I will never leave your side. You're the love of my life, you know that I will never leave your side. You come home from work and you kiss me on the eye You curse the dogs, you say that I should never feed them what is ours. And so we move out to the garden and look at everything we've grown. And now the kids are coming home So I'll set the table You can make the fire

[@sabisgambi3818]

Thank you for the lyrics. I’d never heard this song til last week and it’s quickly become one of my favorites.

[@jacoporossi5310]

when you realize it talks about his parents... :)

[@kindleurie6845]

Jacopo Rossi actually it's about his band mate at the times parents

[@theRobler]

kindle urie no it's for Nate's mom and dad. he said it before

[@savannaobregon3823]

It makes me think of my parents. They've been together since they were 14. 31 years now. Crazy.

[@fumma4592]

David it’s actually about me and my wife get it right

[@Nobudd]

Fumma can I meet you and your wife? Did you ever end up buying her the flower shop?

[@mrztigerz]

I looked up this song randomly, and now that it's brought up to my memory. I realised this is the song my ex boyfriend sent to me four years ago. We dated for three years and we broke up six months ago because he told me He didn't want marriage or children. This song takes me back to simpler times when anything was possible with him in terms of future. Despite the heart break, I still love him and wish him the best. This song is all I have left. I would have rather have touched one hair on his head then to have never.

[@r-7gates312]

The instrument, vocals, lyrics, absolute masterpiece! You're not getting something like this on years

[@abigailcorrea-cruz8620]

who else feels the tug on your heart when they listen to this song?

[@10am84]

abigail Correa-Cruz i feel nothing..bt when i saw u i start feeling somthing..nw i can feel this song...thanks...

[@paiz775]

Me...

[@comicalapollo]

It's 4 in the morning i couldn't sleep and I'm here listening to this beautiful song and reading all the beautiful comments by beautiful people. It's really heart warming. Wish fun would come up with new music.

[@livgalaxy1917]

How can he sing so well??!! I have listened to fun for six years and it never gets old 😉😉

[@skylynneann]

Am I the only one who feels that this would also be amazing as a duet?

[@brattyboys2709]

My friend and I duet this all the time

[@darkesttimeline7026]

Oh my gosh that would be awesome!!!

[@elderly_gentleman9489]

I want to sing this song with my mom:) It's just so pretty:)

[@gabe105]

No

[@Catman2123]

Oh yeah

[@cleablk3199]

On quarantine and I'm binge-listening to Fun. epic We all want them to come back. :(

[@11matt11]

No, the title is not obvious at all. The song is a wonderful homage to his parents love story, with each stanza taking the point of view of one of them. As with most of Nate's poetic songs, it's lyrically complex as some parts could be either parent. But the title emerges from 2 people who took a gamble on each other when they were only 18 and should have known better. You could argue that it's either one, and that's the beauty of the title. It's one of my favorite love songs.

[@beabeeboo5842]

Still as beautiful when I first listened to it several years ago in my room at 16 yrs old!

[@xeni3634]

This song makes me happy and sad at the same time.. This would be the perfect life. I wonder if there's anybody out there living it... I really hope so!

[@dannychou7252]

@@10am84 LOL

[@comicalapollo]

I hear you

[@sweetbabyjesus28]

This whole album sounds like a musical. Just beautiful.

[@teapartiesandtwitter]

This album is pure perfection. It's impossible for me to choose a favorite song, they all have so much meaning to me.

[@lenabougie7180]

the french horn sounds beautiful !! 🥺🥺

[@luisettk4984]

I wish Fun. was still creating songs 😢

[@loveyourself9017]

Have they disbanded ?

[@Ya_Pal_Pebbles]

@@loveyourself9017 not really, they were just having a break

[@ortiz8080]

i seriously believe that this is the best song i have ever heard! i keep on coming back to it after all these years

[@fredricmarquez1733]

Same! I found this song in 7th grade now I'm in 9th lol

[@JordanMaddison]

they grow up so fast these days.

[@fredricmarquez1733]

XD

[@ortiz8080]

still here :)

[@louisstylez]

Still one of the most beautiful songs I've heard to this day

[@TheSnowshow33]

I showed this to my mother and she just started crying. Lol. Thank you so much for this music Fun. I wish you all would have produced more albums, but you take what you can get in life. Aim and Ignite was a masterpiece.

[@griff1119]

This is my favorite song ever, why doesn’t every single person on earth know this song, let alone this best band of all time!

[@bomberdan]

Queen

[@dineyelol]

@@bomberdan facts

[@Retrosthetics]

50 years from now, holding hands made feeble and infirm, I'll whisper -- "Of course I remember this song. I'll never forget *our song*."

[@cottoncandy3630]

The last time I listened to fun. was when I was 10. Now I'm graduating high school tomorrow and wow I had no idea how much the first few lines would affect me. I can't believe I stopped listening to these songs

[@comicalapollo]

Wish you all the best for your future. Time flies.

[@cottoncandy3630]

@@comicalapollo woah, i completely forgot about that comment. in a couple months, it'll be 2 years since I graduated high school. time really does fly lmao. wish you all the best as well!

[@edwardp.shikles7251]

This is such a pretty song! I love the piano and strings! Such a pretty and flowing melody! Definitely one of my favorites. Nate has a very good voice too.

[@pleasedonot4390]

I will get married just for this song. I just want to play this in my wedding.

[@YeoLja2XO1]

please donot punpunnnn

[@onoderarintaro5179]

@@YeoLja2XO1 wdym don't let my man punpun be happy

[@GabeBishara]

My friend Jordan was learning how to play this song on the piano before he passed it’s so sad to see him go at 24 years old I really miss him

[@reecewhitley3446]

I’m sorry for your loss.

[@GabeBishara]

@@reecewhitley3446 thank you!!!! I also lost my father back 4 months ago. It has been a rough road for me.

[@reecewhitley3446]

You are welcome, I lost a very close family friend and my great grandfather 3 weeks ago with a 2 day difference. I have slowly gotten over it but Fun. music had really gotten me through it.

[@sulaimankoroma5716]

best band of all time for me

[@supadave422]

Still criminally underrated

[@lionvidana2133]

my favorite song by Fun

[@selfloathinggameing]

Everybody talking about the cute story but it's really the simple instrumentation that makes it stand out, especially contrasting with Be Calm

[@robertturner4863]

I love this song so much haven't listened to it in a year and know all the lyrics

[@literaltrash6846]

i cant get over how adorable this song is im emotional

[@Robbity]

Oh my- The violin is so beautiful I’m bawling my eyes out rn

[@behindthelifepodcast4336]

Such an incredibly underrated album

[@marz3308]

I'm your biggest fan and still waiting for your comeback for almost 9 years

[@memeologistdodo402]

This album came out in my 9th birthday and its still one of my favorites 10 years later

[@xplosivscreamer]

I saw them live over the summer, best concert I've been to in ages

[@Konekun]

Holy Shit! I Saw Them In Lake Tahoe A Few Months Back And They Said They Were Coming Back. SO EXCITED!!! XDDD

[@alexf02071999]

I'm a cynical person and songs about love very rarely "move" me, but the final verse of the song is just so... beautiful. It brought tears of happiness to my eyes. Great song from an amazing album.

[@dustinbooker1376]

I really didn't hear about Fun. until 2012 and I fell in love with them. I didn't know about this album until two years after that. Such an underrated song. I miss them and I hope they come back

[@napischu]

It was Fun. while it lasted.

[@WaterproofBanana]

"It was cold, but it got warm when you'd barely crossed my eye." I love this part and the whole song, the story is so wonderful♥ Fun.Fan♥

[@okebags8368]

2022 anyone? am i listeming this masterpiece alone ☹️

[@Feetlcker123]

Your not alone

[@okebags8368]

@@Feetlcker123 brooo i love you

[@Feetlcker123]

@@okebags8368 still waiting for their comeback

[@marz3308]

@@Feetlcker123 same

[@pepper5274]

I'm listening to it, my boyfriend recommended it to me 4 months ago, before we were dating and now I'm addicted to it.

[@tydy1123455]

I miss this song. This was my ex and my favorite song for 8 months! I'm glad I found this again.

[@ilovelizzy224]

"He believes we're all just lovers, he see's hope in everyone."

[@Sincerelyamelia456]

This has been my favorite song for 3 years now

[@10am84]

Amelia Walker ..u have good..choice..wt about me...??

[@supermarroman9120]

One of the best compositions I’ve ever heard.

[@MaltomaniaGamer]

This song just makes me want to cry oh my gosh it's so sad and beautiful

[@Hyperventilate]

My husband and I had our first dance to this song.

[@GabeBishara]

I miss you my friend Jordan David Brookings 6-04-1996 to 11-26-2020

[@jeremytheoneofdestiny8691]

Only the truly good die young. RIP to your friend. I’m sad I couldn’t meet him too. You were lucky to know him!

[@GabeBishara]

@@jeremytheoneofdestiny8691 thank you so much

[@ineedsleepaids1733]

This will forever be my favorite song

[@jeremytheoneofdestiny8691]

Same! Best song ever written.

[@hafiyanalmuqaffiumary6593]

Same here

[@N0FRI]

Immediately I fell in love with this song 😘

[@sibleyboyum5717]

My always favorite song---Will never stop loving it

[@lamplover4869]

Love this song

[@hosanachristyonsipon600]

the song is pretty good😊😊

[@craigthemighty853]

I can see why Ellen Degeneres considers them her favorite band.

[@craigthemighty853]

***** They are (from what I know.) If they're not, then she really likes them at least.

[@independentfreepress-ifp236]

they cool

[@owenbryant9382]

ellen degenerate

[@luisettk4984]

HOW ISNT THIS EVERYBODIES FAVOURITE SONG!?!?!?!?!?

[@rumikhuwaja8708]

Beautiful song. Hopefully fun stays together for a long time. They are such great musicians.

[@gracekitches]

dido

[@Anticlimaxers]

grace kitches ditto?

[@gracekitches]

DITTO

[@kristinejamieg.austria4655]

It amazes how FUN can make Aim and Ignite and then make Some Nights. Just wow.

[@foriosh]

Bring back memories :( 🥺

[@ThainaYu]

This is the best song. This is the first song that make me really cry. fun is genius

[@annao134]

This is my favourite song in the entire world. Thank you, fun.

[@nevermindmyname813]

"You're the love of my life. You know that I will never leave your side." I love lyrics that are so simple like that, because somehow they hold such beautiful sentiment

[@karen7483]

Still one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard 🩷

[@222veronicabean]

OMG this song is a tear jerker and i hate chick flicks and never cry at movies and Im not even close to 15! if you dont get even a little choked up the first time you listen you're a cold hearted DB!!!

[@annabellestone]

This song makes me cry so much yet I still listen to it. Those 140+ people clearly don't know good music. ♪

[@10am84]

Annabelle S ..nw its more then 200...u still here...?.

[@rizandomnomnom]

Every time I close my eyes to this song it just puts me in a trance. I feel both physically and mentally the way I used to when I would see fun. on tour. I saw them live at least 5 times in 3 years in Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago. What I would give to be able to hear these melodies again live.

[@Elpomberitoo]

Masterpiece

[@chronodivine3878]

Good stuff right here,good stuff.

[@drew3212]

It's 2017 now! I still love this song!!!! "Never leave your sideeeee lalalalalalalala"

[@sadson420]

Zandrew Mark Cunanan ive listened to it about 20 thousand times and its 2018 this song is amazing

[@zoemerrick8523]

It’s 2020 and this song is still amazing

[@hunterenick2003]

2021 baby still jammin

[@pixelateddreams5461]

2021 :')

[@giuliogrippi5261]

How Can this song be so magical, pure, clear, Classic, perfect , wonderful?

[@Sirjopiii]

I recently lost my fiancé, she was the love of my life. This was our song and I listen to it every day 😞

[@monsourdelapaz]

Such beautiful song..the artistry on lyrics and arrangements is so good

[@lynnjeannette1]

man i wish nate would do more concerts id do anything to see him 😭😭😭

[@10am84]

Faithy Poo ..i dont cry..while listning to this song..dt i wish i could...

[@andrewmyers3331]

this song is so painful and i cant stop listening to it

[@Johnny-pj9gi]

I missed this song....

[@nggyunglyd2374]

Idk whether to make this a wedding song or a funeral song....either way, whether in spirit or in person, tears will fall down my face

[@hugo-yb5po]

I usually come here cause it's a great song. But this time i came here cause a cool dude told that this was the song that he was listenning to in a "what song are you listenning to?" video.

[@beng6173]

I came here because of the same reason :D This is the first time I listened to this song and it´s already in my all-time-favorite!

[@mariaioana99]

it would be so embarrassing if he found this comment but. someone showed me this song the first summer we were in love. I took it to mean he wanted this wonderful future with me... and so did I. I listened to this obsessively after we broke up, the desperation in the chorus really resonated and I held onto its hope. I’m moving on now but this song still makes me cry. how lucky and wonderful it is to love and be loved. 🤍 how wonderful it is even to know that you have been

[@marissawasson4115]

This song actually made me cry. four times. I absolutely love Fun.

[@eugeneyebra3655]

"I swear when i grow up, I won' buy you a rose. I will buy the flower shop, and you will never be lonely." is the best moment....

[@bluepharos9748]

when that violin comes on, I just get goosebumps

[@PurplePapayaPies]

Damn no matter how much I try to fight it this part ALWAYS gets me.. "I swear when I grow up I won't just buy you a rose, I will buy the flower shop and you will never be lonely"

[@jimf991]

Simply one of my favorite ballads of any group of all time. The lyrics are stunning, and so beautifully personal. This is the song that made me fan.