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I grew from monkey into man,
Then I crushed 15 million with a wave of my hand.
I grew drunk on water turned into wine,
'Till I was slave and master at the same damn time.
It's why I am.
It's why I am.
Why I am, still here dancing with the GrooGrux King.
Out of my head and into the room hello.
A king of men, it makes no sense.
Oh and I bow to the Priest, while I worship the Witch.
But it's why I am,
Always the only one to make you smile.
Why I am, I'm still a snake in the wood pile.
It's why I am, still here dancing with the GrooGrux King
Out of my head and into the room.
So when my ghost takes me from you.
You can remember the fool that I am.
Don't cry baby,
Don't cry.
It's the lose and the win of the world.
Wrong and right,
Us and them of the world.
It's the you and the me of the world.
But, Only one way out of the world.
It's the lose and the win of the world.
Wrong and right,
Us and them of the world.
It's the you and the me of the world.
Only one way out of the world.
It's why I am, unlikely to agree.
It's why I am, climbin' out of my monkey tree.
Why I am, still here dancing with the GrooGrux King.
We'll be drinking Big Whiskey while we dance and sing.
And when my story ends it's gonna end with him.
Heaven or hell I'm going there with the GrooGrux King.
Why I am, the apple of your pretty eye.
Why I am, a snake in the wood pile.
Why I am, still here dancing with the GrooGrux King.
Out of my head and into the room.
So when my ghost takes me from you.
You can remember the fool that I am.
Don't cry baby,
Don't cry.
Then I crushed 15 million with a wave of my hand.
I grew drunk on water turned into wine,
'Till I was slave and master at the same damn time.
It's why I am.
It's why I am.
Why I am, still here dancing with the GrooGrux King.
Out of my head and into the room hello.
A king of men, it makes no sense.
Oh and I bow to the Priest, while I worship the Witch.
But it's why I am,
Always the only one to make you smile.
Why I am, I'm still a snake in the wood pile.
It's why I am, still here dancing with the GrooGrux King
Out of my head and into the room.
So when my ghost takes me from you.
You can remember the fool that I am.
Don't cry baby,
Don't cry.
It's the lose and the win of the world.
Wrong and right,
Us and them of the world.
It's the you and the me of the world.
But, Only one way out of the world.
It's the lose and the win of the world.
Wrong and right,
Us and them of the world.
It's the you and the me of the world.
Only one way out of the world.
It's why I am, unlikely to agree.
It's why I am, climbin' out of my monkey tree.
Why I am, still here dancing with the GrooGrux King.
We'll be drinking Big Whiskey while we dance and sing.
And when my story ends it's gonna end with him.
Heaven or hell I'm going there with the GrooGrux King.
Why I am, the apple of your pretty eye.
Why I am, a snake in the wood pile.
Why I am, still here dancing with the GrooGrux King.
Out of my head and into the room.
So when my ghost takes me from you.
You can remember the fool that I am.
Don't cry baby,
Don't cry.
Lyrics submitted by T_D_Phoenix
Why I Am Lyrics as written by Carter A. Beauford Boyd C. Tinsley
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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The studio version's lyrics are:
I grew from monkey into man Then I crushed 15 million with a wave of my hand I grew drunk on water turned into wine ‘Til I was slave and master at the same damn time
But it’s why I am It’s why I am Why I am still here dancing with the GrooGrux King
Out of my head and into the room, hello
A king of men, it makes no sense Oh bow to the priest while I worship the wench but it’s why I am always the one who’d make you smile Why I am I’m still a snake in the woodpile It’s why I am still here dancing with the GrooGrux King
Out of my head and into the room So when my ghost takes me from you You can remember the fool that I am Don’t cry baby, don’t cry
The lose and the win of the world
Wrong and right, us and them of the world It’s the you and the me of the world But only one way out of the world It’s the lose and the win of the world
Wrong and right, us and them of the world It’s the you and the me of the world Only one way out of the world
It’s why I am unlikely to agree Why I am, climbing out of my monkey tree Why I am still here dancing with the GrooGrux King We’ll be drinking Big Whiskey while we dance and sing and where my story ends, it’s gonna end with him Heaven or hell, I’m going down with the GrooGrux King
Why I am the apple of your pretty eye Why I am the snake in the woodpile
it’s why I am still here dancing with the GrooGrux King
Out of my head and into the room So when my ghost takes me from you You can remember the fool that I am Don’t cry baby, don’t cry
I think this song is very criticle to the lack of responsibility our world leaders address.
In the middle of critisizing mankind and its leaders for going in the wrong direction he says w/e, We’ll be drinking Big Whiskey while we dance and sing and where my story ends, it’s gonna end with him Heaven or hell, I’m going down with the GrooGrux King. r.i.p. LeRoi.
I think this song has tons of meaning. I was going to break down the whole song but it'd take too long, so to sum up, hear the lyrics and ask yourself 1. Who is the Groogrux King? 2.Why does 1 bow to the priest while he worships the (other lryics have it as) the witch? 3. The 1 to make you smile,while being a snake in a wood pile? How would you feel if you saw a snake in a pile of wood? 4. Who is us & them & whats the only way out of this world? Basically it sums up how he is as being this great guy but also having a "bad streak" in him but he'd just rather be on stage dancing again with Leroi r.i.p. in my own opinion.
I'm loving this song. One of the best they've put out in awhile.
can't wait to hear the studio version of this song.... saw it in concert this past weekend and it was amazing!
Best of the new songs, by far.
This is a great song, but Dave sings with so much more passion live. Too bad that it didn't carry over.
Great song! They play it excellent live and the lyrics are full of cool imagery. RIP Leroi
I love the elements of his past that he's putting into the song. The references to proudest monkey and two step in the first stanza combined with the tribute to Leroi later in the song really give it a cool nostalgic feel.
I just saw them live, and this was by far my favorite song of the night. He put so much passion into it after talking about Leroi in the introduction. It made me cry a little.
This song is obviously about LeRoi Moore who's nickname was Grux. I think Dave uses the lyrics to describe the complexity of LeRoi. He was an awesome musician and human being but he was flawed too. I think its also about LeRoi's struggles with success and fame..."Til I was slave and master at the same damn time". Dave shares this thinking according to interviews. I think Dave uses the line "So when my ghost takes me from you, You can remember the fool that I am, don't cry baby, don't cry" as a way of describing the band's loss and pain with moving on but that LeRoi will live on with them forever. I love how much this song has turned into an anthem at concerts, its a fitting tribute to such a talented person.
One correction with the lyrics its "Oh bow to the priest while I worship the witch"
I think this song is a memorial to LeRoi by funneling as many DMB songs as possible into one. Basically every line references one of the songs that he was there to play/create.