His after moan though cries oh no
He's building up a shine but he take it slow
And he knows it time to make a change here And time to get away
And he knows it's time for all the wrong reasons And time to end the pain
But he sleep all, sleep all day, sleep all, we sleep all day over again
Why don't we?

She said, what would you're mother think of all this, how would you father react oh
would they take it all back, what they've done?
the way they said take it, take it
he said make it with your own two hands
that was my old man and he said
if all is grounded you should go make a mountain out of it

oh what a lovely day to have a slice of humble pie
recalling of the while we used to drive and drive here and there
going nowhere but for us, nowhere but for the two of us
and we knew it was time to take a chance here
and time to compromise our lives for awhile
and it was time for all the wrong reasons
but time is often on my side and I give it to you tonight
and we sleep all, sleep all day, sleep all, we sleep all day over again

as time goes by we get a little bit tired waking and baked another Marlboro mile wide
it's sending the boys on the run in the time in hot summer sun
to swim beneath or over outside as they're reading between the lines
then they remember the part in the hallmark card where they read about the dreams
and reaching for the stars to hold on a little bit closer to
and they knew it was time, time to take a chance here
time to compromise our little lives for just a little while
and they knew it was time for all the wrong reasons
as time is often on my side and I give it to you, oh boy
and we sleep all, sleep all day, sleep all, we sleep all day over again

She said, what would you're mother think of all this, how would you father react oh
would they take it all back, what they've done?
the way they said take it, take it
he said make it with your own two hands
that was my old man and he said
if all is grounded you should go make a mountain out of it



Lyrics submitted by DMBphan41

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    General Comment:I think it's about him making love all night and sleeping all night and wanting to stay in that state of mindlessness.
    The line 'he's building up a shine but he take it show', sweating from sex
    'And he knows it time to make a change here And time to get away', meaning he needs to make a change in this repetition of sleeping all day & get away from the bedroom (?)
    'as time goes by we get a little bit tired waking and baked another Marlboro mile wide', like someone else said, this could be an after sex cigarette/cigar.
    As for 'what would your mother think? oh lord, how would your father react? oh', that could mean his parents would disapprove of this.
    Then again, I could be completely wrong
    Flag awesomeness922xon March 30, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:i believe this song's just about dreaming over and over again...
    Flag sommeron January 23, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i think this song is just about chilling with the one you love unno screw everything work,college cleaning up watever u just want to hang n 4get about ur worries for a minute...
    Flag sweetphiion December 08, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I believe he is tired. He wants to just sleep all day!
    Flag dwollingeron October 21, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:--pretty much people telling him to get out and do with his life what he can.


    hah, sorry i got side tracked.
    Flag anneliseHASabrainon February 12, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:moooost def about sex. and procrastinating.
    then the whole waking and baked thing, the classic cigarette after sex.

    it sounds really great and there may be more meaning in it too.

    but it's pretty much people to get out and do with his like what he can.

    yep [:
    Flag anneliseHASabrainon February 12, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:this song has been stuck in my head all day!!

    i agree with most of the people here. i believe this song is about takin' it easy. Though we already know what to do to achieve our gol, we'd rather do something else more fun !!

    definitely one of the soundtracks of my life. hugs for jason!
    Flag sweetbabe88on February 02, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is about taking a rest. I think the narrator is a typical young adult that's busy, over-worked, and reminiscent of times when there were fewer responsibilities. He's maybe finally gotten a chance to rest - and now he's thinking that maybe this is really what life is about - sleeping all day, chilling, enjoying life. But he also knows that there is more to life - he has things he wants to accomplish. He knows that it will take hard work compromise to acheive what he wants to do.
    I think he brings up his mother and father because he's drawing inspiration from them. They have sacrificed throughout life, but thier sacrifices have brought them satisfaction and fulfillment "would they take it all back what they've done? no way"
    I don't know - that's just my interpretation - maybe a bit skewed....this is basically a description of myself - maybe that's why I love this song so much. God I wish I could just sleep all day.
    Flag Anabaenaon October 03, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I LOVE this song. Some of the lyrics here are totally wrong, but whatever. No one has said what they think it means. I think it is about a guy who came from a wealthy family/family with high expectations. He had everything and screwed up, but now he's starting on his own two feet. He obvi has a girl in his life too, and she's the one saying , "how would your father react, etc" If you look at the lyrics it says stuff about a slice of humble pie, building up with your own two hands (the lyrics on this site are wrong), the hallmark card about dreams. Basically he's building his shine little by little and for now he's chillaxing-sleep all day.
    Flag lillemonloveron September 12, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:One of my favorite's!
    But i have to point out a correction for the lyrics, it's actually my favorite part:
    "what would your mother think OF ALL THIS, and how would your father react? oh lord
    would THEY take it all back, what they've done?
    THE WAY THEY said take it take it, and he said MAKE IT with your own two hands ...."

    it's an amazing part, but the meaning is TOTALLY different with different lyrics... she's telling him to think of his parents, they pushed him out into the world hoping he would do something great, and now that he's doing nothing all day would they be dissapointed in him? would they take back the choices they made for him?
    Flag whiterain05on May 08, 2007   Link

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