Join Elliott Smith for a night of extra-awkward family trauma karaoke on one of his most-famous songs. From his major-label debut, 1998’s XO[Verse 1]

First the mic, then a half cigarette

Singing "Cathy's Clown"

That's the man she's married to now

That's the girl that he takes around town

She appears composed, so she is, I suppose

Who can really tell?

She shows no emotion at all

Stares into space like a dead china doll

[Chorus]

I'm never gonna know you now

But I'm gonna love you anyhow

[Verse 2]

Now she's done and they're calling someone

Such a familiar name

I'm so glad that my memory's remote

'Cause I'm doing just fine hour to hour, note to note

Here it is, the revenge to the tune

"You're no good

You're no good, you're no good, you're no good"

Can't you tell that it's well understood?

[Chorus]

I'm never gonna know you now

But I'm gonna love you anyhow

[Bridge]

I'm here today and expected to stay on and on and on

I'm tired, I'm tired

[Verse 3]

Looking out on the substitute scene

Still going strong

XO, Mom

It's okay, it's all right, nothing's wrong

Tell Mr. Man with impossible plans to just leave me alone

In the place where I make no mistakes

In the place where I have what it takes

[Chorus]

I'm never gonna know you now

But I'm gonna love you anyhow

I'm never gonna know you now

But I'm gonna love you anyhow

I'm never gonna know you now

But I'm gonna love you anyhow