You Don't Know How It Feels Lyrics
I'll take you on a moonlight ride
There's someone I used to see
But she don't give a damn for me
And turn the radio loud, I'm too alone to be proud
And you don't know how it feels
You don't know how it feels to be me
Some grow young, some grow cold
I woke up in between
A memory and a dream
Let's head on down the road
There's somewhere I gotta go
And you don't know how it feels
You don't know how it feels to be me
He's still tryin' to beat the clock
Think of me what you will
I've got a little space to fill
And let's head on down the road
There's somewhere I got to go
And you don't know how it feels
You don't know how it feels
No, you don't know how it feels to be me
You don't know how it feels
No, you don't know how it feels to be me
I think some of you guys are way off base. This song isn't 'about smoking weed'. It definitely mentions that, but that's not what it's 'about'. I've never smoked in my life, but I have no problem relating to this song.
The guy singing this has had a bad time and he wants to move on. The 'roll another joint' line is an example of how he wants to disconnect from whatever is stressing him out, but what he wants to do (disconnect) is way more important than how he wants to do it (smoke). You could say 'pour another pint' just as easily (though the rhyme would suffer).
This song is about wanting to turn off the static in your life for a little bit and get some peace. The "you don't know how it feels" part is him feeling a little sorry for himself, I think. That's cool -- we all feel that way sometimes: that nobody understands us or what we're going through.
The rest of the lyrics deal with a lack of control over life in general: "people come, people go / some grown young and some grow cold."
And some of them, I think, are just there so that he has something to sing: "My old man was born to rock / he's still trying to beat the clock." -- I think it's just a bit of filler there, but it's entertaining filler and it's fun to sing, so what the hell.
@jackdiamonds I think the part about his old man means that his dad has spent his life working instead of doing what he was meant to do. His dad was born to rock, but he's still trying to beat the clock (which I believe is an idiom referring to when factory workers had to line up and stick a card into a machine that would punch when they arrive and when they leave-clocking in and clocking-out of work). It's consistent with your observation that the song is about lack of control and wanting to escape to somewhere. I think...
@jackdiamonds I think the part about his old man means that his dad has spent his life working instead of doing what he was meant to do. His dad was born to rock, but he's still trying to beat the clock (which I believe is an idiom referring to when factory workers had to line up and stick a card into a machine that would punch when they arrive and when they leave-clocking in and clocking-out of work). It's consistent with your observation that the song is about lack of control and wanting to escape to somewhere. I think he has no idea where to go and maybe there is nowhere and to run away/ escape/leave is all there is.
this song makes me think of this driving down a country road with the window down smokin a cigarette at that point were the moon is out but the light is still in the west, but its not daytime, but its not really night, flying down this country road with this song playing, after a realaiotnship or some other traume, knowing for the first time after the accident that you know, you'll be alright after all. it's going to hurt and take some time, but you'll live.
Well .. i think its aout him gettng dumped and wantng t go out an smoke with oem friends to foet about his problams...and he tells them a story of is life
No, it's the message to people who don't know the magic of pot - because you don't know how it feels - to be anybody else
No, it's the message to people who don't know the magic of pot - because you don't know how it feels - to be anybody else
sorry about the spelling errors ! u the jist anyway
Every person is the sum total of their life, and nobody else knows what it feels like to be them. You have no idea what it's like to be me, because you haven't experienced what has brought me to where I am. Let's travel together until we get to where we leave each other.
This song is not about smoking weed or moving on or anything else everyone said you are all wrong! This song is about pooping in the urinal at McDonald's bathroom and getting caught by the manager and he drags you outside to the parking lot and beats you with a rubber hose.
that is the strangest story that i have ever heard...what would make you think of that?
this is an awesome chill song....like the first guy said just riding down the street smoking a cigarette....or maybe something else ;-)
I agree with Hippychips and Fanko. He's depressed maybe because a girl dumped him or something, so he wants to go out and get high to think about things.
Great song
This song totally agrees with me. People keep telling me who I am, what I want, and how to do things. They don't know how it feels to be me. The anti-depressants don't work. So then you use natural medicine, i.e. cannibis. Sad, but that's how it is for many people.