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31 Today Lyrics
Thirty-one today
What a thing to say
Drinking Guinness in the afternoon
Taking shelter in the black cocoon
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
But it's not, and I don't know where to turn
Called some guy I knew
Had a drink or two
And we fumbled as the day grew dark
I pretended that I felt a spark
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
But it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn
Easter comes and goes
Maybe Jesus knows
So you roll on with the best you can
Getting loaded, watching CNN
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
But it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know
What a thing to say
Drinking Guinness in the afternoon
Taking shelter in the black cocoon
I thought my life would be better by now
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
But it's not, and I don't know where to turn
Had a drink or two
And we fumbled as the day grew dark
I pretended that I felt a spark
I thought my life would be better by now
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
But it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn
Maybe Jesus knows
So you roll on with the best you can
Getting loaded, watching CNN
I thought my life would be better by now
I thought my life would be different somehow
I thought my life would be better by now
But it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know where to turn
No, it's not, and I don't know
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I absolutely love this song! I never get tired of Aimee Mann's songs about "losers."
It's a tough thing on your birthday when that moment comes where you examine your life and compare it to your age, compare it to other people more successful than you. Then you realize that you're not paying off a mortgage, still living in a one bedroom apartment, ordering takeout most of the time and having a beer or a glass of wine alone in the middle of the day. You look around and you feel like you lack that support net that good friends, family or a meaningful relationship can provide. You fail to find meaning in your situation, that thing that keeps you driven to move forward. But you don't do anything about it because you're hampered and you sink deeper in the life you've grown accustomed to.
Yeah, after my first listening to this song I got freaked out about my next birthday!
I agree with xxEmerxx -- I love the video for this song! It's goofy and make me laugh out loud a few times! Aimee Mann looks good in a mustache!
I can't believe no-one's commented on this yet! Still, it's a great song. The narrator at 31 feels she's wasted half her life so she tries to make up for it by trying to embark on a relationship with a guy she's not in love with. Perhaps life is a competition for her, she has to get "this" done before that and "this" done now and so on and so forth. But her resolution goes, and carries on wasting her life and getting drunk and leaves it up to the Big Man Upstairs. She says "I thought my life would be better by now" even though she fails to realise it's her own fault for not trying to make the most of life. Anybody seen the video, it's hilarious! Especially the kitten bit...
hmm 2 comments on a song like this? Shows me just about everything I need to know the universe is fucked.
I related to this immediatly,amazing lyrics and songwriting talent. Especially the part about CNN :)
Wow this is depressing. And also to realize how old this song is. When you get old it’s tough. Sometimes I wonder if it’s worth it to listen to songs that are this bleak. But she does such a great job of capturing these feelings. Follow her Instagram, especially her comics, it’s worth it….