Lyrics for Say It Ain't So as interpreted by oofus

Say It Ain't So Lyrics
Somebody's Heine'
is crowdin' my icebox
somebody's cold one
is givin' me chills
Guess I'll just close my eyes
Flip on the tele'
Wrestle with Jimmy
Something is bubbling
Behind my back
The bottle is ready to blow
Say it ain't so
Your drug is a heartbreaker
Say it ain't so
My love is a lifetaker
I can't confront you
I never could do
That which might hurt you
So try and be cool
When I say
This way is a waterslide away from me
That takes you further every day
So be cool

Dear Daddy, I write you
In spite of years of silence
You've cleaned up, found Jesus
Things are good or so I hear
This bottle of Steven's
Awakens ancient feelings
Like father, stepfather
The son is drowning in the flood

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mattmc387
12-08-2001

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I'm pretty sure this song is about his fater's drinking problems and his own tendency to follow in his dad's footsteps. I know there is more to it than that though, anyone got a better idea?

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Lindzy1124
12-13-2001

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yeah that's just what i got out of it, and i listen to it, what, like everyday? this is my fav. song ever-i wish weezer would tour to nashville

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babytex
12-14-2001

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This has been one of my favorite songs ever since I first heard it. I just had to say that.

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Skitz24
01-05-2002

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this song isn't about Rivers being haunted by his father's drinking.Rivers' dad doesn't even drink!They were hippies and strict vegetarians.This song is about Rivers being petrified of alcohol. So he didn't drink till he was like 21

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weezerific:cutlery
01-12-2002

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i love this song..i don't really pay attention to the lyrics as much as the music..*sigh* good things happen when this song comes on.

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chrisypoo13
01-21-2002

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i think this song is definetl about a guy whos dad was an alchoholic, even if it ist eally abour rvers experiance. and i think that th habit rubbed off on the son and he drinks b/c of some girl he loves that doesnt love him back or at least the habbit rubbed off on theson ( like father, step father, the son is drowningin the flood) but my opinon is possibly wrong. whatdo u think

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Steppenwolf
02-12-2002

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I think the song is about a son who remembers daily about a father's drinking problem. I also think that the mother remarried another alcoholic and that he was tormented by the memories of both father figures. Rivers might have written this song about a childhood friend.......

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necessity
03-01-2002

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it can't be about the fear of alcohol, because of the end and the chorus. they definitely show signs of a fear of the alcoholic father who probably distanced himself from his son. ("this way is a waterslide away from me which takes you further everyday")

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necessity
03-01-2002

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it can't be about the fear of alcohol, because of the end and the chorus. they definitely show signs of a fear of the alcoholic father who probably distanced himself from his son. ("this way is a waterslide away from me which takes you further everyday")

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walking-catastrophe
03-19-2002

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Why argue about it? It's just a great song, my favourite on the blue album. :)

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prophet
04-12-2002

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this is a beutiful song, the "Like father, stepfather
The son is drowning in the flood" bit always sends a shiver down my spine. A more grown-up song, on what is pretty much a nice, childish but incredebly addictive album


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pmav8
04-14-2002

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I always thought it said "...is a waterslide away from me the tanks are fuller everyday" (so be cool!)
Am I wrong? I mean, it doesn't seem to really detract from the interpretation of the song. What say you?

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watchthefireworks
04-14-2002

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I think everyone hears lyrics a little differently. Maybe their liner notes don't have lyrics included because they WANT people to hear it differently? Just a thought.

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Perfctionthrusilenc
04-15-2002

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this song brings back so many memories and it makes me cry when i hear it.
I can't confront you
I never could do
That which might hurt you
So try and be cool
When I say
This way is a waterslide away from me
That takes you further every day
So be cool


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SweetSuz00
04-16-2002

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"It's such a complicated story, way too complex to write a song about. I should never have done it. I was really afraid of alcohol at the time. I didn't drink till I was 21, not even a sip. I was petrified of alcohol. "Say it ain't So" was about when I was 16. I opened up the refrigerator and I saw a can of beer. All of a sudden I made the connection that my step-father was leaving...because my father started drinking when he left my mother."

straight from the man himself. so quit yer whinin'


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whataweirdo
04-18-2002

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I don't know if this is ironic or funny or what but I alway associate this song with the first time I got drunk(my friends were playing it). I found it to be addictive afterwards and I listen to it practically every day. Its a damn shame that music can't be more like this.

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emo_SavestheDay
04-27-2002

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Actually his dad did drink... and he also had a stepdad... his dad was a dead beat dad that him and his bro. Leaves hardly ever saw and when they did it wasn't pleasant. That's what this song is about. Kind of a comparison to his stepdad.

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onelinedrawing
05-04-2002

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Ahhh I love this song. "Somebody's cold one...is giving me chills" Is a GREAT Lyric. Nothing beats only in dreams though :)

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NoOtherOne
05-10-2002

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I love this song...whether its about his dad or himself or whatever doesnt matter...its about someones alcohol problem and in my opinion is one of weezers best if not their best.

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jesssica
05-10-2002

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By far, best weezer song, Rivers emtion in the lyrics and his feeling in the vocals, its great, the story behind this song, ehich i believe to be addiction (alcohol problems) is amazing for him to open up and express it. and he does it so well!

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jules4099
05-10-2002

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I seem to remember reading something fairly close to excerpt from sweetsuz from above, so i tend to lean toward that theory. I was SO glad to hear this song when it came out, as it crushed the notion that they were a novelty band. This is one of those songs that just sound REALLY good cranked up loud as hell!

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toughlikepopeye
05-13-2002

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these lyrics are definately 100% correct, i have the blue album tab book and these are the lyrics in it.

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vandalized
05-13-2002

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I dont like weezer much... but this song just hits me. I like it a lot. I dont know why.

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thursdayROCKS
05-13-2002

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I like this song. Very awesome. Rock On Weezer *if its to loud...turn it down*

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Lisa93286
05-19-2002

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this is by far the best weezer song in my opinoin.. this is the one that got me hooked on them.. very awesome

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