My room's a mess, I don't care
Tired of sitting at my desk
You can't bother me
Man, I'm far away from you
Got to get away
You can't ruin my day
You can't tell me what to do
You can't make me think I love you

Shoot it in your arm, you can't hurt me
I'm on my way to Catalina
I'm not going to read your books
My tank's full of squid
And it's getting light

Whores, you can't make me want
I got all the fish I need
On the deck of my boat
You can't take my heart when I'm here
Long swim home
For your cute little arms

I'll steal some gas, fix my motor
Turn on my Beatles tape
And get you out of my head

Ah yes, here I am, far away from everyone
The only fish I smell
Is on the deck of my boat
Yeah, I want to go, I really want to go
but my motor's broken
There's no scotch tape, I'm out of gas,
Looks like I'm stuck here
Shit, it looks like I'm stuck here

I'll steal some gas, fix my motor
Turn on my Doors tape
And get you out of my head
Get you out of my head

Ah, head.


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    this song is about escaping. catalina is an island off california and this song is about how this guy is sitting there and he has to get away "can't tell me what to do can't make me think i love you!" that's amazing writing. the guys in descendents like boats a lot i guess, they sing about them a lot. i think one of the former members died in a boating accident but i might be wrong. someone did i'm pretty sure. anyways this song is about how he's going to escape all this shit at home or on land or whatever and just go out on his boat where nobody can bug him. i feel that way a lot. i wish i had a boat, or an ocean.

    ryan_horstmanon June 09, 2003   Link

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