First Time Lyrics
There's a first time for everything
And "everything" is getting pulled over
On a highway in Albany
In a rental car on a Wednesday
I apologized and he let me go
Told me "Next time
Move away or go slow"
Kinda crossed a line for my ego
Nearly lost my spine, I just wanna go home
[Chorus]
I just wanna go home
Beat myself up nice and slow
Punch the line in the throat
I don't get the fucking joke
[Bridge]
(It's not over 'til they meet the quota)
I don't get the fucking joke
(State trooper, uh, I hardly know her)
I don't get the fucking joke
[Chorus]
I just wanna go home
Beat myself up nice and slow
Punch the line in the throat
I don't get the fucking joke
Debuted live at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland on September 20, 2025.
Cavetown spoke about the nature of his song on an AMA done on Reddit:
“i was driving in albany NY, in a rental car, on a wednesday. albany has some weird highways which loop around each other, and i came up to a "hill” on one where i couldn’t really see the road ahead of me til i passed over the top. i was in the far right lane going like 50 and as i came over the hill there was a state trooper pulling someone over on the shoulder to my right. the lane to my left was full and i had like 2 seconds to slow down before i passed them. i tried to slow down a bit but i saw the trooper look at me and shake his head as i passed and i was like uh oh…. drove for a bit and sure enough i got pulled over for going too fast past him. i was mostly hoping i pulled over correctly because it had never happened to me before !! he was cold and weird but let me go without a ticket. really uneventful story honestly but i struggled to keep it together on my way home. I was kicking myself for making a mistake !! learned tho" – Cavetown
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
- 1.Skip
- 2.Cryptid
- 3.Rainbow Gal
- 4.Baby Spoon
- 5.NPC
- 6.Reaper
- 8.Tarmac
- 10.Micah
- 11.Sailboat
- 12.First Time
this one is cool i like it