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Who's to Say (G.A.T.E.) Lyrics
Who's to say, he's not the gifted one
Well I forgot, he's not the teachers son
No he's just the reason for her to say
That she needs a substance in her today
Well who's to say he's not going to see the sun
Well I forgot he's not the gifted one
No he's just a, another version of his dad
He'll learn to love things that he never
All he ever does is walk alone
Man he can only walk so far before
All he ever does is look inside
He don't need nowhere to hide
I know she is all that he ever loved at 17
Too bad to her he was a passing thing only temporary,
Until she finds someone with everything
Cause she's what we might call a sugar-queen
See her whole scene consists of diamond rings
But that's okay, probably better anyway
Cause now that he's free she might finally see that
All he ever does is walk alone
Man he can only walk so far before
All he ever does is look inside
He don't need nowhere to hide
Well I forgot, he's not the teachers son
No he's just the reason for her to say
That she needs a substance in her today
Well I forgot he's not the gifted one
No he's just a, another version of his dad
He'll learn to love things that he never
Man he can only walk so far before
All he ever does is look inside
He don't need nowhere to hide
Too bad to her he was a passing thing only temporary,
Until she finds someone with everything
Cause she's what we might call a sugar-queen
See her whole scene consists of diamond rings
But that's okay, probably better anyway
Cause now that he's free she might finally see that
Man he can only walk so far before
All he ever does is look inside
He don't need nowhere to hide
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i reallly like this song... it was weird, i d/l a file called "drink the water" and i was expecting to get that song.. but i first heard this song, then inaudiable melodies and then drink the water... and THEN yesterday, i watched my "september sessions" dvd and on the menu thing... they were playing the version of inaudiable melodies... whoa... that was confusing... it's funny on my version of this song cause at the end he says "gotta funk that one up" or MAYBE he says "fucked that one up" haha... dunno but about this song... lol
haha, the drink the water thing definately happened to me on morpheus...but i like this song, it's cool
"All he ever does is look inside He don't need nowhere to hide" What does he mean by that? I dont understand.
this is one of my favs by jack johnson i can so relate
ohhh this is so good. does anyone know what G.A.T.E. stands for? and the part about looking inside and needing nowhere to hide...i think he's saying that this guy is kinda always ignored and just looking at people like he's on the outside (so he's looking inside) and since he's ignored and practically invisible there's no need for him to hide ('cause he's already kinda "hidden").
this is a wicked song. i think anyone who's been with a girl from a upper class "tight" family, like myself, can relate. to me this song sums up the last year of my life, with the going off to university thing and all. I still dunno whats with the title here tho...my version is called "Walk Alone". great tune...
G.A.T.E stands for Gifted and Talented Education
I think that "looking inside" and not needing a place to hide is about being so introverted that they just hide inside themselves instead of finding another outlet. i can relate. where is this song from? is this an old one from sept. sessions or another surf video? its not on any of my cds.
pomegranatesrock... i have that version of the song too.
he attempts a solo at the end, and messes up a little bit.. so, he says, "::sniff::, kinda funked that one up."
i agree that it's about him looking to the inside, and not necessarily his inside, but the inside of some group or something of the sort.
my verion is called walk alone too.
JACK REALLY IS TAKING THE PISS WITH THIS SONG! THIS IS SUCH A GREAT SONG AND DID NOT END UP ON THE ALBUM!!!!!!! WTF!