Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Whoa
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure
Whoa
Sittin' on the corner of nowhere road
Just between "I wish I could"
And "I don't know"
Rain is splashing up between
Her toes
She doesn't know her own area code
She's the picture
Of a heart of gold
On the edge of depression I note
And a picture
Of the wrong high road
Now it's too late for
A fight or foe
Now she's lookin' at me to know
The faucet's runnin'
And my car got towed
I'm sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I do surely doubt it
I wish that I could say
That I was sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure
Whoa
Did you see the man
With the cocaine load?
It's on sale for the price of your soul
And a man with a long trench coat
Wish I could hide in a big black hole
Sell you all your pain 10-fold
And you're calling
Out a long, wrong road
Fitted for the box they mold
All you're missing is
A heart they stole
They're lookin' at me to know
My heart is pumpin'
And my feet got cold
I'm sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I do surely doubt it
I wish that I could say
That I was sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure
Yeah
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not
Yeah
Sure
I'm sure that I'm not
Sure
You know, oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh huh
Sittin' on the corner of nowhere road
Just between "I wish I could"
And "I don't know"
There's a man with a long trench coat
Wish I could hide in a big black hole
They're lookin' at me to know
My heart is pumpin'
And my feet got cold
I'm sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I do surely doubt it
I wish that I could say
That I was sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure
Yeah
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I do surely doubt it
I wish that I could say
That I was sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure about it
Yeah
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure
That I'm not
Yeah
You know, oh yeah
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure
Oh yeah
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure
Whoa
Sittin' on the corner of nowhere road
Just between "I wish I could"
And "I don't know"
Rain is splashing up between
Her toes
She doesn't know her own area code
She's the picture
Of a heart of gold
On the edge of depression I note
And a picture
Of the wrong high road
Now it's too late for
A fight or foe
Now she's lookin' at me to know
The faucet's runnin'
And my car got towed
I'm sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I do surely doubt it
I wish that I could say
That I was sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure
Whoa
Did you see the man
With the cocaine load?
It's on sale for the price of your soul
And a man with a long trench coat
Wish I could hide in a big black hole
Sell you all your pain 10-fold
And you're calling
Out a long, wrong road
Fitted for the box they mold
All you're missing is
A heart they stole
They're lookin' at me to know
My heart is pumpin'
And my feet got cold
I'm sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I do surely doubt it
I wish that I could say
That I was sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure
Yeah
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not
Yeah
Sure
I'm sure that I'm not
Sure
You know, oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh huh
Sittin' on the corner of nowhere road
Just between "I wish I could"
And "I don't know"
There's a man with a long trench coat
Wish I could hide in a big black hole
They're lookin' at me to know
My heart is pumpin'
And my feet got cold
I'm sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I do surely doubt it
I wish that I could say
That I was sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure
Yeah
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I do surely doubt it
I wish that I could say
That I was sure about it
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure about it
Yeah
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure
That I'm not
Yeah
You know, oh yeah
I'm definitely sure
That I'm not sure
Oh yeah
Lyrics submitted by sunnybunnygirl
Sure About It Lyrics as written by Taylor Hanson Isaac Hanson
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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no comments? come on people, this song rocks! you don't know what you're doing or what's going on, yet everyone's looking at you like "well, will you decide for me?" plus the music is great. there's two basic parts of a song- the lyrics, and what helps the lyrics get stuck in your head for years at a time- the instruments, the beat, whatever you want to call it. i haven't heard this song in forever because my CD got lost when we moved, but i automatically remembered once i read the first few lines. i love this song, as i do most of their music. they're a great band.
I think this song is about being unsure about a particular thing in general, doesn't have to be anything specific.. but when you reach a crossroad and you're unsure of something then this song definitely speaks from that point of view.. doesn't have to be more complicated than that.