Sublime – Doin' Time

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Summertime and the livin's easy
And Bradley's on the microphone with RAS M.G.
All the people in the dance will agree
That we are well qualified to represent the LBC
Me and Louie run to the party
Dance to the rhythm, it gets harder

Me and my girl got this relationship
I love her so bad but she treats me like shit
On lock down like a penitentiary
Spreads her lovin' all over
And when she gets home, there's none left for me

Summertime and the livin's easy
Bradley's on the microphone with RAS M.G.
All the people in the dance will agree
That we are well qualified to represent the LBC
Me and Louie run to the party
Dance to the rhythm, it gets harder

Oh, take this veil from off my eyes
My burning sun will one day rise
So what am I gonna be doin' for a while?
I guess I'll have to play it myself
Show them how we come off the shelf

Summertime and the livin's easy
And Bradley's on the microphone with RAS M.G.
All the people in the dance will agree
That we are well qualified to represent the LBC
Me and Louie run to the party
Dance to the rhythm, it gets harder

Evil
I've come to tell you that she's evil
Most definitely
Evil
Ornery, scandalous and evil
Most definitely
The tension, it's getting hotter
I'd like to hold her head underwater
Oh...

Me and my girl
We got a relationship
Me and my girl, mmm
We got a relationship
My girl
We got a relationship, oh

Take a tip
Take a tip
Take a tip from me

Summertime and the livin's easy
And Bradley's on the microphone with RAS M.G.
All the people in the dance will agree
That we are well qualified to represent the LBC
Me and Louie run to the party
Dance to the rhythm, it gets harder

Summertime and the livin's easy...

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    General Comment:From what we know from Brad's girlfriends is eileen they call him and brad highschool sweethearts . what we know from Cat is that it was brad that was abusive to her during his herion addiction and what we know from troy is that she was pregnant in 94/95 so this is probably over none of them three
    Flag kwahion July 21, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I believe this song is about a girl but not nesserly about any of brads girlfriend

    maybe he is just tellinga story or telling the next one about the consquences

    cause at the end he says evil I come to tell you that is evil most defenitely
    Flag bandeleroon April 03, 2012   Link
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    Song Comparison:In order to release the song using the Gershwin sample, the band had to agree to use the line "summertime" instead of "doin' time". -WIKIPEDIA!
    Flag Pinguson May 22, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:"what am I gonna be doin for a wife
    said I'm gonna play with myself
    Show them!
    Now, we've come off the shelf.. So what?"

    I feel like this part has to do with how perhaps Bradley doesn't care if they start to sell records. "Now we've come off the shelf.. so what?" In a it's kinda pointless in the end anyway kinda way.
    Flag BarkleyMoogleon October 28, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I'm pretty sure the lyrics are NOT "she treats me like shit/ on lockdown like a penetentry"..and its actually "Me and my girl got this relationship/I love her so bad but she treats me like a convict
    /On lock down like a penitentiary"
    Wouldnt that make a lot more sense ?? convict on lockdown in a penitentiary ??
    Flag jp631on August 09, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:fuckin bitch
    Flag TheMoonTellsMEaSecreton July 30, 2010   Link
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    My Opinion:why do you all have to cloud a beautifull and obviously straight foreward song with that drug shit, brad wasnt exactly secretive about his song meanings, or his addiction, thinking this is about heroin is like those fools who think fools the benefit of mr kite is about heroin
    Flag jimjackjanison June 19, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:LBC is Long Beach, California. there is no Long Beach County or Long Beach Crips. RAS M.G. refers to both Richard Arthur Smith (RAS) and Marshall Goodman (M.G.), both members of Long Beach Dub Allstars, of which Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson formed.
    Flag DANINKYon November 04, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I'm pretty sure that the song is about heroin.
    "me and my girl have got this relationship" - his addiction with heroin
    "I love her so bad, but she treats me like shit" - referring to feeling sick from withdrawl, or strung out
    "Oh, take this veil from off my eyes
    My burning sun will one day rise
    So what am I gonna be doin' for a while?
    I guess I'll have to play it myself
    Show them how we come off the shelf" - could be referring to how he wants to break the addiction, but what's he going to do with all this new free time?
    and especially the part where he says "Evil, I've come to tell you that she's evil, Most definitely", seems pretty self explanitory if he is talking about heroin.
    Yeah, I definitely don't think this song is about some chick. Well, it is - but her name is Heroin.
    Flag myusernameisthison January 12, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I think it could very easily be about either/or .. it makes sense whether he's talkin about a qirl or heroin . but i disaqree that it has anythinq to do with marijuana ..
    Flag NoDoubtx33on January 09, 2009   Link

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