Lyrics for We're Going to Be Friends as interpreted by weezerific:cutlery

We're Going to Be Friends Lyrics
Fall is here, hear the yell
Back to school, ring the bell
Brand new shoes, walking blues
Climb the fence, books and pens
I can tell that we're going to be friends
I can tell that we're going to be friends

Walk with me, Susie Lee
Through the park and by the tree
We will rest upon the ground
And look at all the bugs we found
Safely walk to school without a sound
Safely walk to school without a sound

Here we are, no one else
We walked to school all by ourselves
There's dirt on our uniforms
From chasing all the ants and worms
We clean up and now it's time to learn
We clean up and now it's time to learn

Numbers, letters, learn to spell
Nouns and books and show and tell
At playtime we will throw the ball
Back to class, through the hall
Teacher marks our height against the wall
Teacher marks our height against the wall

We don't notice any time pass
We don't notice anything
We sit side by side in every class
Teacher thinks that I sound funny
But she likes the way you sing

Tonight I'll dream while I'm in bed
When silly thoughts go through my head
About the bugs and alphbet
And when I wake tommorow I'll bet
That you and I will walk together again
I can tell that we're going to be friends
I can tell that we're going to be friends

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clash_chyk
04-04-2002

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I do believe that this is the most innocent and sweet (not cheesy sweet, but honest sweet) that I've ever heard. To be honest or realize these childhood friendships and how we act at that age makes me feel a little better about adulthood, if Jack White gets it maybe I can.

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dissident
05-30-2002

Rated +1 
I think this this is a beautiful and innocent song, with a lot of melancholy. When I readed this song ar the first time It makes me cry cause it remind me when i was a kid and the primary school.
a GREAT song.

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MyNameIsMud84
06-03-2002

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I can't believe the power that's expressed in these words. It completely captures the innocence of childhood, something I wish I still had. I'm studying to be an elementary school teacher at the moment and this song expresses the very reason why.

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covet____
06-03-2002

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i love this song. the lyrics remind me so much of my childhood and is one of the reasons i miss it so much. plus jack white has a beautiful voice.

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lumosnox90
06-07-2002

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I love this song! It is my favorite white stripes song!!!! woohoo

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RubberDuckieYAY
06-19-2002

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this song makes me so happy =) but it makes me miss my youth..when sex wasn't so important and the simple things were all the matter...

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Napple_Snapple
07-24-2002

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it is about a guy who (like michael jackson) is secretly screwing a little kid. HAHAHAHHA. no no no, i'm just messin'. I really like this song and i think it's cool. I agree with RubberDuckieYAY about it. How it's about times when girls (or boys) were gross and had cooties. and all the good stuff like that.

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Flyingtreemonkey
08-11-2002

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I miss those pre-double-digit years so much... this songs rocks.

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gds
08-19-2002

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This is such a sweet song...when I bought White Blood Cells, this song immediately struck a chord with me on the first listen.

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DoorsFan
08-19-2002

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Like someone else mentioned I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it. It is so simple and takes you back to a time that was just carefree and fun. It reminds me of my bestfriend growing up.

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HelloOperator
09-09-2002

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definitely has a lot of innocence to it, but maybe that's a little deceptive (or i'm overanalyzing it). if you've ever read the poem "in just" by e.e. cummings, which is similar to this song in many respects, you'll know what i mean.

we know that this innocence will not last. most of us (all of us, i hope) visiting this website know that eventually we lose those carefree days and have to deal with all the problems and complications that come with growing up. jack can tell he and suzy are gonna be friends, but what will that mean when they're all grown up? is he gonna get her pregnant? will she cheat on him with his best friend? some other lyrics that sort of capture this same vein is system of a down's "soil," in which tankian says: "my memories are of fun and friendship, of weakness within the strength of youth, for reasons undefined... friends for years, images in red, blew off his own motherfucking head... why the fuck did you take him away from us, you motherfucker!?"

hope i made sense.

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scooter44
09-27-2002

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does anyone else think that the lead singer sounds like robert plant in a way?

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anni
09-29-2002

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ppl, go to chat, but leave this for songmeanings please

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awaitworthwhile
03-05-2003

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this is my favorite song by the white stripes.

and it's really easy to play on the geetar.

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bizarre
03-07-2003

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"I can't believe the power that's expressed in these words. It completely captures the innocence of childhood, something I wish I still had. I'm studying to be an elementary school teacher at the moment and this song expresses the very reason why."

What, you wanna molest kids? YOU LIKE TO FUCK BABY HEADS? ARE YOU A BABY HEAD FUCKER?!

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carms
03-07-2003

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"And we don't notice any time pass
we don't notice anything"
That part of the song is where it gets me the most... I miss those years..

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Mizerable_Vanilla
04-08-2003

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Wow... ^_^ This is such a cute little song, it reminds me of how happy I was as a kid... I miss those times when boys were gross.. and school was fun...

When I first heard it, I thought the part where he sings "Safely walk to school without a sound" was actually "Safely wanting to screw without a sound". It.. er.. threw me off a bit (XD) but I love/loved it nontheless.

The White Stripes kick Courtney Love ass.

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theweez
04-17-2003

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this song is so innocent (it seems) and it reminds me of being in kindergarten again. a high rating on this one

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mtangolics
04-24-2003

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Yea, this is definately an awesome song. You would think it wouldn't work because it's so 'soft' and 'sweet', but it's really great. I noticed he seems to be commenting on the state of society at the moment, with the lines, "Well here we are, no one else we walked to school all by ourselves" . Wish we still lived in a time when kids could safely walk to school by themselves, without worrying about kidnappings and such.

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Muzzy
06-12-2003

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Ya when you look at the lyrics you think it's gonna straight up suck, but it's actually suprisingly good.

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JoeNess
06-16-2003

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This is a beautiful song, without doubt. I think RubberDuckie nailed it right on; this is about the times when we didn't care about the stupid, complicated things we careabout now.

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NaziRacist666
04-14-2004

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Listen to this song from the eyes of a pedophile...it's pretty obvious. Jack is singing about how he likes little girls - or boys. Sure, you could view this as past days when everything was great, but today's a modern world, and in this modern world, everything's fucked up the ass, including little kids

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radiobreakdown
04-21-2004

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This is such a cute song. My favorite part is "teacher thinks that I sound funny, but she likes the way you sing."
Does anyone else think it's kind of lennon-esque?

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Rugging Hammer
05-14-2004

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I heard this song for the first time last night at about 2:30am, and it simply made me happy.

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neveroddoreven
06-03-2004

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i love this song...reminds me somewhat of the beatles

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