Lyrics for A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little ... as interpreted by BrandNew1208

A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little ... Lyrics
I confess, I messed up
Dropping "I'm sorry"s like you're still around
And I know you dressed up
Hey, kid, you'll never live this down

And you're just the girl
All the boys wanna dance with
And I'm just the boy
Who's had too many chances

I'm sleeping on your folk's
Porch again, dreaming
She said, she said, she said
"Why don't you just drop dead?"

I don't blame you for being you
But you can't blame me for hating it
So say, "What are you waiting for?
Kiss her, kiss her"
I set my clocks early
'Cause I know I'm always late

Write me off, give up on me
'Cause, darling, what do you expect?
I'm just off, a lost cause
A long shot
Don't even take this bet

You can make all the moves
You can aim all the spotlights
Get all the sighs and the moans just right

I'm sleeping on your folk's
Porch again, dreaming
She said, she said, she said
"Why don't you just drop dead?"

I don't blame you for being you
But you can't blame me for hating it
So say, "What are you waiting for?
Kiss her, kiss her"
I set my clocks early
'Cause I know I'm always late

(Always on, always on)
You said you'd keep me honest
(Always on, always on)
But I won't call you on it
(Always on, always on)

I don't blame you for being you
But you can't blame me for hating it
So say, "What are you waiting for?
Kiss her, kiss her"
I set my clocks early
'Cause I know I'm always late
I set my clocks early
'Cause I know I'm always late

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tjwells
04-07-2005

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this song sounds so awesome

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Enigma Protocol
04-12-2005

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I agree...
This song grew on me soooo much.
Has the classic, catchy vibes that FOB is so good at getting across...

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youxknowit
04-13-2005

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it tooka couple of plays to get into the groove but its awesome

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elsa
04-14-2005

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I loved it the first time i heard it...i think its partly about him having a lot of chances with her but never really going for it...the your just the girl all the boys want to dance with, and im just the boy whos had to many chances...bu ti dont know really ha

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flyingseal
04-14-2005

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The lyrics on this song sound great, but where have all of you heard it?

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avoicefromafar
04-16-2005

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this song rocks. love the instrumentals.

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tjwells
04-17-2005

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catchiest song on the album (thats leaked so far)

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tjwells
04-17-2005

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and elsa your def right..."what are you waiting for? kiss her, kiss her"

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prettyinpunk187
05-06-2005

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deffinatly. he had a ton of chances with this girl and he never took them. now that she's gone he wants her.
"dropping "I'm sorrys” like you're still around"----> she went somewhere
"I set my clocks early 'cause I know I'm always late"-----> he knows he was too late

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brandnew1
05-11-2005

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this totally reminds me of this girl im seeing. shes beautiful, and always gets hit on/invited to hangout with other guys, but ignores them and...picked me! lol

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JessicaisHott
05-14-2005

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one of my favorite f.o.b songs of all time

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PunkWillNeverDie
06-08-2005

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it sounds a bit simple plan... but its alryt... avril lavinge guitar riff for some reason... good SONG though

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leogurl
06-12-2005

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I absolutely adore this song, it's so pathetic and cute. My best friend used to be just like this. This guy has been in love with this girl forever, and I think she secretly knows it. She keeps giving him chances that he's too shy/insecure to take, until finally she gets sick of it and tells him to fuck off. He realizes what's going on and "sleeps on her folks' porch again" hoping she'll give him yet another chance.

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ivehadtomanychances
06-24-2005

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this is probably my overall favorite song on this cd (if u couldnt tell already ^) but i think that its talking bout a boy when we was young (probably still in high school) and niave and a girl that he liked was giving him signals he didnt pick up on "And I know you dressed up Hey kid you'll never live this down" "You can make all the moves, you can aim all the spotlights Get all the sighs and the moans just right" and know that hes realized it hes too late she doesnt care about him and hes trying to win her back

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CAE11
07-04-2005

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The meaning of the song is pretty obvious, but I think this is the worst song on the album. It's just too teenage high school romance, and far too sickly. It's nothing like what I've come to expect from FOB. Luckily, it's followed by Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying and XO, which are awesome songs.

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Miss Brightside
08-03-2005

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What about the name of the song?

I'm guessing its something to do with turning 16, and could hold some kinda connotation towards being at the age of consent.

Or perhaps the girl is being romantic with the candles, and the guy just wants to get down to business, or visa versa.

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emovary
08-05-2005

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The song is named this because of the movie "sixteen candles" and the song "touch me" by samantha fox.

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emovary
08-05-2005

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The song is named this because of the movie "sixteen candles" and the song "touch me" by samantha fox.

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prettyinpunk8177
08-08-2005

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the movie sixteen candles-that has john cusack in again, swooooon :D fall out boy quote the best films, this defnitely wasnt my fave song off of their new album though, but hell i still love it
"Write me off, give up on me
'cause darling what did you expect?
I'm just off a lost cause
a long shot, don't even take this bet" i like that bit the best : )

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up4last
08-21-2005

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the title has to do with sixteen candles being filmed around where pete grew up.

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babygrl814
09-18-2005

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I *heart* this song soo much!! The lyrics are awesome... FOB really helped me get past this boy.. I listen to their whole new CD like 5 times a day! lol. I think the best lyrics is the "I dont blame you for being you, but you cant blame me for hating it." That soo applied to me.

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babygrl814
09-18-2005

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I *heart* this song soo much!! The lyrics are awesome... FOB really helped me get past this boy.. I listen to their whole new CD like 5 times a day! lol. I think the best lyrics is the "I dont blame you for being you, but you cant blame me for hating it." That soo applied to me.

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wecandanceifwewanna
10-07-2005

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this song
is absoloutley
positively
about my last "relationship" (if you can call it that).
every line literally and exactly describes it.
except for the bit with the porches.
I never really understood that.

and I really detest the guitar bit in the begining.
straight out of sk8r boi, my least favorite song out of every song I've ever heard, and I've heard many.

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UnSafetyPin
10-13-2005

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The title of this song really tells it all - quit acting like we're in a cheesy 80's teen movie and tell me what you want.

Pete's an great songwriter.

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FallOutBoyGirl4Life
12-10-2005

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This song is really good. When I first heard their songs on 7th Ave. Drop I wasn't too impressed. But then I started listening to their album (even though it wasn't out yet) on some killer website. Loved the songs after that. Then I watched 7th Ave. Drop again and I loved the songs soooo much. I was screaming and singing along... it was great.

Awesome beat on this song too. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the drums in this song, wish i knew how to play. =(
oh well, I can always turn on this song and dream....or turn up "Wake Up The Voiceless" by Story of the Year, another really good song with awesome drums.

~FOB ROCKS~ but you should know that *ALREADY*

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