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(If you go looking for hot water
Don't act shocked when you get
Burned a little bit)
If you really want some hot water
I can help you find it
Oh
Oh
Ah yeah
Well if they catch me around
You're playing rock the boat
I'm gonna catch hell
And if you're throwing your voice
In bed singing a note
I'm gonna catch hell
I know it
Yes, alright
Try and catch me
Oh yeah
Tricky, tricky
Yeah
Oh
Oh
If you're getting tricky
Lying to yourself
You're gonna catch hell
And if you're testing God
Lying to his face
You're gonna catch hell
C'mon
Hey
That's it
They're gonna catch you
Ha, they're gonna catch you
(Easy)
Don't act shocked when you get
Burned a little bit)
I can help you find it
Oh
Ah yeah
You're playing rock the boat
I'm gonna catch hell
In bed singing a note
I'm gonna catch hell
I know it
Try and catch me
Yeah
Oh
Lying to yourself
You're gonna catch hell
Lying to his face
You're gonna catch hell
C'mon
That's it
They're gonna catch you
Ha, they're gonna catch you
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Submitted by
shrodes On Jun 09, 2007
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To The PersianRose-
"Hot water" is a colloquialism for a bad situation, kind of like in the phrase "now don't go gettin yourself in hot water!" its a colloquialism in the South.
"If you go looking for hot water Don't act shocked when you get Burned a little bit"
The meaning of this stanza is basically, if you go seeking out a bad situation or if you're looking for trouble, don't be surprised when you find it.
This is half death Letter Blues and half In My Time of Dying but 100% Jack.
I love Jack when he plays slide. A couple years ago a saw him play Death Letter and it was the most amazing experience of my concert-going life. We need more of it.
it sounds like a jam so i'm not sure if the lyrics have any deep meaning but it sounds like his warning someone that thier actions have consequences
love it
Yeah, this is amazing, kinda sinsiter sounding too. I love the 'testing god' line.
What's the significance of hot water?
first of all...song is sick. anyways, i think the hot water just relates to the phrase "you're in hot water" meaning in trouble. kind of saying that if you go looking for trouble, don't be shocked when you find some. example: you go looking for a fight, someone's going to hit back ya know?
first of all...song is sick. anyways, i think the hot water just relates to the phrase "you're in hot water" meaning in trouble. kind of saying that if you go looking for trouble, don't be shocked when you find some. example: you go looking for a fight, someone's going to hit back ya know?
kinda sounds like death letter and ball and biscuit at the beginning
the significance of hot water is in the whole verse. if you look for trouble, you must deal with the consequences. if you screw with god for instance, you might "catch hell".
Bar far best song off Icky Thump, musically and lyrically!
What about the 'if you really want some hot water, i can help you find it?'. Cool twist.
Definately the best song on Icky Thump, and I agree with schrome, it reminds me of the live versions of Death Letter
The slide guitar is sick
"If you're getting chick (?)"
Might this be instead: If you're getting chic
as in ... Conforming to the current fashion; stylish
that'd make more sense with the next line where he says you're lying to yourself.