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Long Distance Drunk Lyrics
Hang it up now or never
Hang it up again
(Hang it up now or never)
Hang it up now or never
Hang it up again
Hang it up now or never
Hang it up again
Doesn't seem like anything you're saying or doing or doing
Is making any sense
Long distance drunk
Long distance drunk
Long distance drunk
Oh yeah, oh yeah
(8 a.m. and someone calls you on the telephone)
Long distance drunk
(You want to be by yourself and all alone)
Long distance drunk
Hang it up again
(Hang it up now or never)
Hang it up now or never
Hang it up again
Hang it up now or never
Hang it up again
Doesn't seem like anything you're saying or doing or doing
Is making any sense
Long distance drunk
Long distance drunk
Long distance drunk
Oh yeah, oh yeah
(8 a.m. and someone calls you on the telephone)
Long distance drunk
(You want to be by yourself and all alone)
Long distance drunk
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It probably has more meaning than just being a Bukowski story. It struck me as a song about being an alcoholic, to the point where it really starts to have an effect on your life. "Someone calls you on the telephone you want to be by yourself, and all alone," becoming antisocial. Not making any sense with his actions because he's always drunk.
And I forgot to touch on it, "hang it up now or never" meant to me, at least, that you have to quit drinking now before it totally consumes your life.
And I forgot to touch on it, "hang it up now or never" meant to me, at least, that you have to quit drinking now before it totally consumes your life.
And long distance drunk, to be a drunk that really goes the distance with his addiction. Man I wish you could edit your comments on this website... ugh.
And long distance drunk, to be a drunk that really goes the distance with his addiction. Man I wish you could edit your comments on this website... ugh.
its from Charles Bukowski's book Hot Water Music
i think this is about a drunk so depressed they dont care or wanna hear from anyone
i <3 modest mouse
haha i just typed "<3".
I think this song is just about depression, and how he just wants to stay away from everybody. He forces himself not to listen to anybody.
no...this song is about the short story of the same name written by Charles Bukowski.
no...this song is about the short story of the same name written by Charles Bukowski.
hmm i always think of drunk dialing...and someone not excited to receive one
Me too!
Me too!
But PorcelainHope is probably right. It wouldn't be Modest Mouse's first allusion to Bukowski.
But PorcelainHope is probably right. It wouldn't be Modest Mouse's first allusion to Bukowski.
i think this song is about a giraffe, who later realizes he has a burning passion for grapes, ditches everything he's known, and runs to the hills to eat his squishy, purple grapes. but hey, its just a hunch.
I never get tired of bullshit like this
I never get tired of bullshit like this
i think this is about wanting to be isolated and being drunk to ease the pain of something