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Can't Do It Alone Lyrics
Oh God, God, she's really done it now,
Coked up, her body's all spun around,
Oh yeah, yeah, she's really done it,
And seein' her just isn't something I can stomach,
Back it up, back it up,
If you talkin' shit to me,
Smack it up, smack it up,
If you act a bitch to me,
Stack it up, stack it up,
If you fuckin' rich as me,
My daddy owns a dealership,
The rest is fuckin' history
This ain't a love song (oh no),
This ain't a broken heart homie singin' only 'cause he's lonely,
This ain't a love song (oh, no, no, no),
This ain't a whiskey-drowned ballad,
There ain't nothing here that's valid,
So tell me baby, pretty baby, that this house is not a graveyard,
Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home,
Over corpses of her long-lost fathers and her unborn daughters,
God dammit, I just can't do it alone
I can't do it alone,
I can't do it alone,
No, I can't do it alone
Oh no, no, I'm not impressed with you,
Pink drinks that seem to get the best of you,
Rock late and sleep until the sun sets,
I'd talk but you took the tongue I talk with
Back it up, back it up,
If you talkin' shit to me,
Smack it up, smack it up,
If you act a bitch to me,
Stack it up, stack it up,
If you fuckin' rich as me,
My daddy owns a dealership,
The rest is fuckin' history
This ain't a love song (oh no),
This ain't a broken heart homie singin' only 'cause he's lonely,
This ain't a love song (oh, no, no, no),
This ain't a whiskey-drowned ballad,
There ain't nothing here that's valid,
So tell me baby, pretty baby, that this house is not a graveyard,
Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home,
Over corpses of her long-lost fathers and her unborn daughters,
God dammit, I just can't do it alone
I can't do it alone,
I can't do it alone,
No, I can't do it alone
I can call you out and complain the rain is worse,
But it's that much better if I did it in person,
I can call you out and complain the rain is worse,
But it's that much better if I did it in person
So tell me baby, pretty baby, that this house is not a graveyard,
Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home,
Over corpses of her long-lost fathers and her unborn daughters,
God dammit, I just can't do it alone
So tell me baby, pretty baby, that this house is not a graveyard,
Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home,
Over corpses of her long-lost fathers and her unborn daughters,
God dammit, I just can't do it alone
Coked up, her body's all spun around,
Oh yeah, yeah, she's really done it,
And seein' her just isn't something I can stomach,
If you talkin' shit to me,
Smack it up, smack it up,
If you act a bitch to me,
Stack it up, stack it up,
If you fuckin' rich as me,
My daddy owns a dealership,
The rest is fuckin' history
This ain't a broken heart homie singin' only 'cause he's lonely,
This ain't a love song (oh, no, no, no),
This ain't a whiskey-drowned ballad,
There ain't nothing here that's valid,
So tell me baby, pretty baby, that this house is not a graveyard,
Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home,
Over corpses of her long-lost fathers and her unborn daughters,
God dammit, I just can't do it alone
I can't do it alone,
I can't do it alone,
No, I can't do it alone
Pink drinks that seem to get the best of you,
Rock late and sleep until the sun sets,
I'd talk but you took the tongue I talk with
If you talkin' shit to me,
Smack it up, smack it up,
If you act a bitch to me,
Stack it up, stack it up,
If you fuckin' rich as me,
My daddy owns a dealership,
The rest is fuckin' history
This ain't a broken heart homie singin' only 'cause he's lonely,
This ain't a love song (oh, no, no, no),
This ain't a whiskey-drowned ballad,
There ain't nothing here that's valid,
So tell me baby, pretty baby, that this house is not a graveyard,
Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home,
Over corpses of her long-lost fathers and her unborn daughters,
God dammit, I just can't do it alone
I can't do it alone,
I can't do it alone,
No, I can't do it alone
But it's that much better if I did it in person,
I can call you out and complain the rain is worse,
But it's that much better if I did it in person
Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home,
Over corpses of her long-lost fathers and her unborn daughters,
God dammit, I just can't do it alone
So tell me baby, pretty baby, that this house is not a graveyard,
Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home,
Over corpses of her long-lost fathers and her unborn daughters,
God dammit, I just can't do it alone
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i think it's "but it's that much better if i did it all in person" instead of "if i blame it on a person". but... awesome song!
gahh such a good song. 3OH!3 is amazing and they're going to be huge. i've seen them twice and their shows are RIDICULOUS
you were SOO right xD I think i discovered them about 9 days after this message.. They made my year now that they're famous, It doesn't seem like it's possible for them to ever make any more good music.. sucks
you were SOO right xD I think i discovered them about 9 days after this message.. They made my year now that they're famous, It doesn't seem like it's possible for them to ever make any more good music.. sucks
I'm with singuaasong, it's did it all in person. And it's OUR long lost fathers and OUR unborn daughters.
singusasong was right. but you aren't. it is definately "HER" not "OUR"
singusasong was right. but you aren't. it is definately "HER" not "OUR"
Yeah, I'm pretty sure its our not her.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure its our not her.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure its our not her.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure its our not her.
CAUSE God dammit, I can't do it alone
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I can call you out and complain the rain is worse, But it's that much better if I did it ALL in person, I can call you out and complain the rain is worse, But it's that much better if I did it ALL in person
"our unborn daughters" nudges abortion (unwanted pregnancies) or miscarriages (drug use?)... hmm... maybe i'm just being weird
You're not being weird. I agree with this interpretation. Drug use is obvious in the song, and there's not really a better explanation for "unborn daughters" than losing the child--whether it was or was not on purpose.
You're not being weird. I agree with this interpretation. Drug use is obvious in the song, and there's not really a better explanation for "unborn daughters" than losing the child--whether it was or was not on purpose.
I think this is a song about a girl that is always doing drugs and has a drinking problem (thus "pink drinks that seem to get the best of you") and this guy always ends up bringing her home with him when she's been drinking or using drugs ("Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home") and he is tired of seeing her that way ("And seein' her just isn't something I can stomach") and is sick of taking her to his place for all the wrong reasons but still ends up doing it every time and he is tired and thinks he can't keep doing it alone ("God dammit, I just can't do it alone")
She's dead. Or nearly dead.
The fear and panic in that opening "oh god, oh god" wipes away any ideas that this might be a party anthem. In the beginning stanza the speaker opens the door and sees a girl overdosed, twisted grotesquely, laid out on the floor. This isn't the first time it's happened, but "she's really done it now."
Then with the chorus "back it up, back it up" he takes us on a trip down memory lane. Their relationship was not a romantic affair: "There ain't nothing here that's valid." They were brought together because of their party lifestyles, riches, and daddy issues: "our long lost fathers." Despite petty bickering and abuse they've stayed together because she got pregnant.
Even though he knows how shallow and how superficial their relationship was, gazing down at her corpse he realizes too late how much he needed her. In denial and cowardice he turns away and walks out the door moaning, "Tell me, baby, pretty baby, that this house is not a graveyard. Tell me how to stay strong."
He walks into the rain, which is falling hard. He wants to call out to her, to yell, and to complain about something as stupid as bad weather, but decides, "it's that much better if I do it all in person." After standing there for a bit of time and letting the storm soak through him, he walks back inside and carries her body home.
i luv 3OH!3 they frekin rock
I'm pretty sure he says "cause Got dammit" Great song ^.^
nop he said God... got doesn't make any sense and is clear if you listen to ir
nop he said God... got doesn't make any sense and is clear if you listen to ir
3OH!3 is so freaking awesome!!!!! I <3 THEM!!!!!!!