To me, the only thing left after a while was that night we watched documentaries up through morning and then you kicked me out.
You opened up your screen door and threw me off the porch.
It was summer then and I drove home whistling muddy waters down the pike.
And that was that: our one sweet night together.
Under highway signs I watched our love start fluttering and dissipating.
I counted all the headlights to make sure I was all right.
Now I'm wondering is it me or is it me that can't see silver linings?
So I fucked it up. I watched you go.
I saw my hand not dialing the phone.
All I'm left to do is remember the dull room we sat in blue stream light watching the strike of '59.
I dreamed of wrecking my underwear.
Oh can't I touch your cheeks somewhere under dirt filled rainy nights with my socks stuck in the mud?
Please come dive in puddles with me.



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    General Comment:I really like this song. I think this song isn't about a relationship, but rather a very particular instance. One single night with a girl he liked, they stayed up all the way through the morning watching documentaries. He probably really liked her, wanted to have sex, and/or start a relationship with her, but instead she basically told him to leave. He drove home in the early morning and was probably really tired, as well as disappointed by the outcome, so he "counted all the headlights" to make to sure he was alright.

    It is one of those instances where you keep thinking about it for awhile, but nothing happens. She cut him off there, and "that was that".
    Flag xBizouncexon May 10, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i think this song is filled with regret. i think it's about how he finally got to spend the night with someone he really liked but when it came down to it. he hesitated and they didn't do anything but watch tv. i think the line "wrecking my underwear" is in some sense kinda classy. cause i think of it as a "he wasn't looking for sex" cause you would not ruin underwear having sex but maybe it's just about wanting to feel his body on hers and that would be enough. either way the song is about him being in love. i think its cute. kinda reminds me of a night that i just had. cause i know it was a last night
    Flag triceraemerieon December 29, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:basically this song is about the high point of someones relationship. it was the best night they had together hanging out til really late in the night time. shortly after he makes the mistake of not contacting her and now all he has is the memories. the underwear thing is like when you have a problem in your pants for a guy
    Flag Konfusion28on January 21, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I really hope everyone on here is kidding about not knowing what "I dreamed of wrecking my underwear." means. Also Saves the Day does not have to greatest lyrics.
    Flag Crazeron July 26, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:my favioret version of this song is the live one off the ups and downs cd
    Flag JimmyMorrison202on March 19, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:As to the "wrecking my underwear" line, i do believe he is referring to ejactulation. However, considering that he uses the past tense in that line and the present in the subsequent "Oh, can't I touch your cheeks somewhere?" i believe the effect is to contrast the situations. Back then, he dreamt of getting farther, now he finds himself desperate for a rather benign but poignant contact. Right or wrong, I can't help but find it amazing that his description of love can strike a chord in so many people. I'm no exception.
    Flag CommanderCoolon December 10, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, THE LINE ABOUT 'DREAMED OF WRECKING MY UNDERWEAR' IS PROBABLY ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING EJACULATE. HE'S CRAZY ABOUT THIS GIRL, OBVIOUSLY, BUT SHE KICKED HIM OUT AND WHATNOT
    Flag Roseaon July 01, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:i finally saw STD live for the first time and when they played this, Chris started out solo electric but after the bridge the whole band jumped in and it was totally awesome!

    i love this song because its about getting really close to someone but messing everything up because you said something, or didn't say something, and you're just resigned to sitting at opposite ends of the couch in the perpetually awkward twilight of the TV screen, awash in thoughts of how it might have been. I've had way too many of these nights, sweet, but tragically so.

    As for the underwear, the entire EP is obsessed with the pelvis region: car seats, thighs, underwear--its the center of the body, the warmest region, and the one of the most sensitive. So many thoughts stem from here. Its only natural.
    Flag soliciting_sympathyon December 05, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:"I dreamed of wrecking my underwear.
    Oh can't I touch your cheeks somewhere under dirt filled rainy nights with my socks stuck in the mud?
    Please come dive in puddles with me."

    I'd say I can really associate with these words. Exactly what I felt like when i was really turned on and I wasnt seeing my boyfriend. Definitley can see why you would dream of wrecking your underwear...;P

    Such a romantic line at the end. So sweet. Such a great way to put it.
    Flag Such_A_Softer_Sinon May 22, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:thanx to my sis i heard this song! and im ever so glad cuz theyre just great!!!
    Flag pinkpandaon January 29, 2005   Link

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