Lyrics for Rehab as interpreted by Underground0

Rehab Lyrics
They tried to make me go to rehab but I said no, no, no
Yes I've been black but when I come back you'll know, know know
I ain’t got the time
And if my daddy thinks I’m fine
You tried to make me go to rehab but I won’t go, go, go

I’d rather be at home with Ray
I ain’t got seventy days
Cos there’s nothing, nothing you can’t teach me
That I can’t learn from Mr Hathaway

I didn’t get a lot in class
But I know it don’t come in a shot glass

They tried to make me go to rehab but I said no, no, no
Yes I've been black but when I come back you'll know, know know
I don’t got the time
And if my daddy thinks I’m fine
You tried to make me go to rehab but I won’t go, go, go

The man said why you think you here?
I said I got no idea
I’m gonna, gonna lose my baby
So I always keep a bottle near
He said I just think you’re depressed
Yes me, baby, and the rest

They tried to make me go to rehab but I said no, no, no
Yes I've been black but when I come back you'll know, know know
I don’t got the time
And if my daddy thinks I’m fine
You tried to make me go to rehab but I won’t go, go, go

I don’t ever want to drink again
I just, ooh I just need a friend
I’m not gonna spend ten weeks
And have everyone think I’ve gone mad

And it’s not just my pride
It’s just til these tears have dried

They tried to make me go to rehab but I said no, no, no
Yes I've been black but when I come back you'll know, know know
I ain’t got the time
And if my daddy thinks I’m fine
You tried to make me go to rehab but I won’t go, go, go

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xmindgamesx
11-01-2006

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I love this song. i just love amy. anyone see her on c4 being a butcher? classic. xx

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Nyra
11-03-2006

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I love this song too! So catchy...the lyrics actually go "Yes I've been black but when I come back you will know, know, know" as her album is called "Back to black"...and I sadly missed Amy being a butcher on C4 sounds quite fucked up.

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onemanguy
11-04-2006

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amy's fab. definitely one of the defining voices and lyricists of this generation.

this song has a great timeless quality to it.

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hayles89
02-20-2007

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wats this song about? i know its got references to going to rehab n wat not but is that all?
- hayles -

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butterflykiss84
02-22-2007

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She cracks me up...she has the most amazing singing voice, yet when she talks - you cannot believe that THAT voice comes out. Her singing has that classic motown/60s girl group feel to it. Anyone see her on Buzzcocks? I love the Jewish banter between her and Simon Amstell!

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musicmax
02-24-2007

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Well, apparently Hayles, she wrote this song as an angry "up yours" to her record label. Before she recorded this album, they suggested to a bewildered Winehouse that she spend ten weeks in rehab, as they thought she was an alcoholic. Which, as an occasional drinker, was news to her.

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summerskin
02-26-2007

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I mostly agree with you musicmax. I think she knows she is more than an occasional drinker, though, as she has said "The problem isn't exaggerated. I'm a terrible drunk." and (when asked how she injured her hand) "I probably walked around the block trying to get to the hotel and fell. I have no idea. I hate that. The blackouts. Happens too often."

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Pepe-Pie
03-10-2007

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Maybe i'm the only one but this song REALLY irritates me

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Kyomara
03-11-2007

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The last line of the refrain is "Just try to make me go to rehab, I won't go." And the last line of verse 3 is not "I've gone mad," but "I'm on the mend."

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elfrijol
04-03-2007

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who's Mr. Hathaway
and does Ray=Tanqueray?

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janelle
04-04-2007

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Ray Wilson Hathaway is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in four games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945.
-courtesy of wikipedia.

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Parachutes
04-04-2007

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She's referring to Ray Charles and Donny Hathaway.

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Eggos=yum
04-12-2007

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She said that she wrote this song on a whim walking down the street talking with mark ronson. she ended up writing the song about how she drinks because she constantly fucks up her relationships. So when her label told her to go to rehab they asked her why she tended to drink and she said because she fucked up in the relationship (my guess is she cheated) and her boyfriend was gonna find out and he was gonna find out so she decided to head off being sad by drinking a bunch. She also said they were going to make her fill out this questionaire that was going to take 40 minutes and she just got up and left, she didn't have the time. .

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aztecrocker
04-20-2007

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As a person who is 29 years old, watched 4 of my friends die from alcohol and drug abuse, this song, even though is about her personal experience really bothers me because as Denis Leary said, " I think 12 step programs are great because some of those people would be dead without them." As a singer, she sounds jazzy and soulful. I too am a singer and can appreciate her heartfelt lyrics. What pisses me off is that the song is being marketed in a way as the brand new fad to teenagers and young twenty-somethings who could hit the blunt, toast a 40 and be turned off to something that if they have a problem, might save their lives. 8 years clean and I'm a miracle. And to my knowledge, by the time Amy fades, they may bring back Behind the Music again and she will downplay that tune. Clapton's done it and every other rocker has. But like CC Deville, yes, that's right Poison's old guitar player said, " It is more acceptable to be a junky in this country than to be overweight." So, all you fans, enjoy the tune but one person's experience, fame, and marketing shouldn't dissuade anyone who thinks they need help.

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KobayashiJT
04-21-2007

Rated +1 
The song's meaning is deliciously straight-forward: she isn't going to rehab because the problem isn't her drinking, it everything that drives her to drink. Going to rehab won't fix anything, and listening to soul records and drinking are her ways with coping with how she's screwed up. So in turn, going to rehab won't change anything: as long as she's messing up in this, that or the other, she'll still be drinking and listening to Ray Charles records; rehab is a waste of everyone's time, in her eyes.

I don't see the song as an overall rejection of the institution of rehabilitation facilities, but rather a rejection of her being an alcoholic.

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Eggos=yum
04-24-2007

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You can't make someone go to rehab that doesn't think they need some help...KobayashiJT is saying she's saying she's in control of her drinking it's everything else in her life that drives her to drink that she is not in control of. And he's right rehab is not for everyone.

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bald_head_ted
04-30-2007

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She likely has Borderline Personality Disorder, which results in turbulent relationships among other things. Also 50-70% have substance issues. She's a tragic hero, and I love her for it. Filled with paradoxes and contradictions. My favorite artist. So hot, so talented, so complex, soulful rebellious and self destructive. Like my girlfriend. Check it out - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder

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lovesit22
06-09-2007

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yah bald head ted.
thats true.
i can tell as well.
but i love this song.
thats sad that she has that.
she just got married to.
hopefully evereything works out.

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tinger99
06-13-2007

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For all you who like good rap, there is a version where Pharoahe Monch raps to this song. He bashes all the stupid hollywood girls who are go to rehab for a week so the public thinks they're cured.

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supermariaaaaa
06-17-2007

Rated +1 
This song is so bad

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crow_heart
06-18-2007

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this song is great :)

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Richie45069
06-25-2007

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great song, really catches your attention.

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**swimmer005**
06-28-2007

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this song is about the record company telling her to go to rehab for ten weeks right?

anyway, i love it its awesome

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lilsteve
07-05-2007

Rated +1 
this song sucks

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ShakerMaker1994
07-05-2007

Rated +1 
^ Indeed ^

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