Na na na na na na
Ta ah ah ah ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
Da da da, da da da
Da da, da da da

Toil toil toil til I get sick
I try reverse, but I'm not that quick
Chained to the ground
No flyin', for you
If you want it bad
You gotta steal your own fuel

Torn
Toiled and troubled

Da da da da da da
Da da da ah ah
Ah-ah
Ah-ah
Da da da da da da da da
Da-ah
Da da da!

Toil toil toil
Till I get sick
I try reverse but I'm
Not that quick
Chained to the ground
No flyin' for you
If you want it bad
You gotta steal your own fuel
Torn
Toiled and troubled


Lyrics submitted by BrownBabu84, edited by spacewoman

Huffer Lyrics as written by Kim Deal

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  • +4
    General Comment

    ^ i had never noticed that! i had realized she quickly says "fuck" at the end of a line, but never realized it was because she had messed up the lyric. i love that they keep mistakes like this in the final edit :). they do it in other songs, too.

    thetroposphereon August 01, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    It doesn't make any sense for it to be "crying". Consider the lyrics before and after that line.

    And Kim Deal is a she, not a he.

    gdson May 21, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    kim says crying the second time and says 'fuck' really fast cos she messed up.

    Debassplayeron May 24, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I think that he says crying instead of flying....

    I_Eat_Gnomeson August 29, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This album is awesome, sums up my mood many times when I'm depressed.

    orangebeakeron April 29, 2009   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning

    I think its about wanting to be in a relationship but being afraid to do so because things in the past turned out badly. "Toil toil toil til I get sick" is that she wants to and tries to but but then backs out. (I try reverse but I'm not that quick) So, just go for it! (if you want it bad you gotta steal your own fuel) and don't worry about it. Also, just try to sing that song, it's really hard!

    thorneyTon August 10, 2016   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning

    Huffer: One who huffs, noxious chemical agents to get high by becoming light headed or pass out due to lack of oxygen to the brain. Gasoline, etc. is often used. toil, toil, toil is working or huffing to get high. getting sick is about to pass out. trying reverse is attempting to breath fresh air to not pass out. not being that quick, chained to the ground, no flyin’ for you is being passed out. if you want it bad is craving a high, steal your own fuel is stealing gasoline or other agent sometimes whip-it or other nitrous-oxide containers. common practice among teenagers who can’t get any real drugs.

    johnny1999on June 07, 2022   Link

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