1*15*96

Let me start this from the day we met.
You looked so beautiful, I never will forget.
Then you opened up your eyes, looked at me and kinda smiled.
I was scared, but still happy at the same time.
I never wanted us to be a superficial family.
But in the end it was the only thing we could be.

Angie, I'm sorry I wasn't right for you
Just what did you expect for me to do?
You know that I would have done anything for you.

I sometimes think about how things could be
If you would've took a chance and moved out here with me.
We'd cruise along the 101 in the California sun
Sing Descendents songs and have ourselves lots of fun.
Stay out drinking really late stumble home from lower State.
Treat every day like it would be our first date.

Angie, I'm sorry that you weren't right for me.
I guess that it just wasn't meant to be.
I quit pretending you were in love with me.


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    The song can't be about his daughter? How could not be in love with their own child? And who would take them drinking and getting sloshed when they're a newborn?

    Locuston August 27, 2002   Link
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    This is such a great song. I think I remember reading that it's about the lead singer's daughter, and the date 1/15 is her birthday (as well as mine, although I wasn't born in '96!). The "Angie" in the song is his ex-girlfriend and her mom. It was written after the band signed and came to California and is about the hard times they had missing the things they left behind.

    swedishchefon August 31, 2002   Link
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    I heard that this song is about Kris moving away to California to start the band and he had to leave his first wife behind.

    Locuston December 04, 2001   Link
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    the song's title is the day when his daughter was born

    san_dimas_hs_ruleson January 06, 2002   Link
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    wow

    pUnK eon January 19, 2002   Link
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    Whatever this song means or is about i dont know,but one thing i do know is that it's one of the best on blue skies....!

    louisrolfeon February 25, 2002   Link
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    I dont care too much for the song just the intro is cool :)

    Schatzion April 05, 2002   Link
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    i like the whole song. the music is really good, and the lyrics are super too. yay for emo.

    peachiedawlie182on April 16, 2002   Link
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    I heard this song about two years ago. Man Overboard by Blink 182 had just come out and I was looking for it on Napster. I downloaded one and it turned out ot be this song. It wasn't until this morning I figured out it was the ataris. This is cool because years ago I was searching for who this was.

    Spider6333on April 19, 2002   Link
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    the atari's are not emo

    rufiosuxon April 24, 2002   Link

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