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I stick it to the mailman
I'm pinned against a pot plant
I'm sick of all the sun-tan
Oily with the ray-ban

Take that to the bank and call it a cheque
Masked without a weapon

I'm skinny as a spit pan
Dealing with the shit plan
Playing with my bad hand
Just another rock band

Take that to the man
and call it a cheque
Trapped within a contract

Hey there boy while you were catching the black widow
The rest of us were watching melrose

I wanna swim in the wattershed
I wanna listen to the flowerhead
I lost a gallon and still I bled
I keep on thinking i get ahead

Pissed at all the disc jam
Pissed about the 5-ham
Pissed about the green state
I miss it and I can't wait

Take that to the man and call it a cheque
Trapped within a contract

Hey man can't you tell it's still a problem?
See you at the devil's tower

I wanna swim in the wattershed
I wanna listen to the flowerhead
I lost a gallon and still I bled
I keep on thinking i get ahead

Pissed at all the disc jam
Pissed about the 5-ham
Pissed about the green state
I miss it and I can't wait
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the Max On May 26, 2006
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what does this song mean??

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Corrected:

I stick it to the mailman I'm pinned against a pot plant I'm sick of all the sun-tan Oily with the ray-ban

Take that to the bank and call it a check Masked without a weapon

I'm skinny as a spit pan Dealing with the shit plan Playing with my bad hand Just another rock band

Take that to the man and call it a check Trapped within a contract

Hey there boy while you were catching the black widow The rest of us were watching melrose

I wanna swim in the wattershed I wanna listen to the flowerhead I lost a gallon and still I bled I keep on thinking i get ahead

Pissed at all the disc jam Pissed about the 5-ham Pissed about the green state I miss it and I can't wait

Take that to the man and call it a check Trapped within a contract

Hey man can't you tell it's still a problem? See you at the devil's tower

I wanna swim in the wattershed I wanna listen to the flowerhead I lost a gallon and still I bled I keep on thinking i get ahead

Pissed at all the disc jam Pissed about the 5-ham Pissed about the green state I miss it and I can't wait

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its actually "wattershed"

Cover art for Wattershed lyrics by Foo Fighters

lol who cares its a fucking awseome song

Cover art for Wattershed lyrics by Foo Fighters

I don't think those lyrics are right, whoever posted them, sorry... :) I agree to a degree with the bright eyed girl though, I think he's trying to encapsulate his struggle to create something new musically, when people (in his own mind) may have expected Foo Fighter's sound to be rather Nirvana like. "Pissing on a wet wall" in particular, he's saying that he fell he's just doing what's already been done...

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what is a wattershed?! lol

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You should hear the acoustic version he does of this, telling a story in the voice of the singer from the B52s. It's hilarious.

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a watershed is the edge of a bunch of rivers where the water drains away. its also the after 9 ok when TV can start showing things "of an adult nature." but who gives a shit! this is an amazing punk rock song. only wish dave wud make more like this

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No ones commented? This song is fucking badass.

I think it's about being a cocky youth.

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It's spelt cheque Not check

It's "check" in US English, "cheque" in British English (pronunciation, though, is the same).

Also, Dave himself says that this song is "...fast, loud, crazy song... about absolutely nothing": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJgjU0bTK9U

So there, it just has no meaning whatsoever.

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