So tired, you could sleep with the light on
With the stereo blasting in you ear
You know you're tired when your senses fail

I'm a coin-laundry, loser with a degree
I'm the car alarm in an '83 Pontiac, painted black

Keep the loved, ones posted
Someday they will have to come and bail you out
Hold your breath, count to ten
Save your cursing for the navy wing nut

So caught up in being noteworthy
The average ghost is haunting someone else
You know you're wired when your senses fail

I'm a coin-laundry, loser with a degree
I'm the car alarm in an '83 Pontiac, painted black

Keep the loved, ones posted
Someday they will have to come and bail you out
Hold your breath, count to ten
Save your cursing for the navy wing nut



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    this song has a good melody. the lyrics are nice, too. meaningful i guess.

    loveisredon May 28, 2002   Link
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    I dont really know what this song means, but I sure do like it.

    KetchupMan36on May 31, 2002   Link
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    i think its about someone who is just starting to live on thier own. and they aren't realy too sure how they should live and they are scared and lonely, and the song is reminding that person not to forget their family cause they will always be there

    beli03on June 18, 2002   Link
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    This is one of my fav. songs. I saw them with Co&Ca and The Juliana Theory.

    jollyemoon August 24, 2002   Link
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    navy wingnut! I could never figure that part out. I always said "lady with none". hah.

    shadowfallson May 07, 2003   Link
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    heh... and for the longest time i couldn't figure out what a "digoree" was

    mimicryon May 08, 2003   Link
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    im all kinda of confused.

    ForeverInADay416on May 12, 2003   Link
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    im all kinds of confused.

    ForeverInADay416on May 12, 2003   Link
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    to my misinterpretive ear: "I'm a coin laundry loser with a digoree."

    mimicryon May 12, 2003   Link
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    haha. i always thought when he was saying "navy wingnut" he said "navy wind-uh" but, what is a navy wing nut? i have to say...the digoree thing is funny.

    but this song i think is about him. hes college educated with a degree but feels like hes wasting his life away. hes so tired of the same thing and tired of trying. he wants to get away.

    ohpioneeron April 30, 2004   Link

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