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Cups (You're Gonna Miss Me) Lyrics
I got my ticket for the long way 'round
Two bottle whiskey for the way
And I sure would like some sweet company
And I'm leaving tomorrow, what-do-ya say?
When I'm gone
When I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me by my hair
You're gonna miss me everywhere, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
I've got my ticket for the long way 'round
The one with the prettiest view
It's got mountains, it's got rivers,
It's got woods that give you shivers
But it sure would be prettier with you
When I'm gone
When I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me by my walk
You'll miss me by my talk, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
I've got my ticket for the long way 'round
These feet weren't built to stay too long
And I'll go there on my own,
But you'll miss me when you're home
It's for you dear that I sing this song
When I'm gone
When I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me by my hair
You're gonna miss me everywhere, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
When I'm gone
When I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me by my walk
You're gonna miss me by my talk, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Two bottle whiskey for the way
And I sure would like some sweet company
And I'm leaving tomorrow, what-do-ya say?
When I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me by my hair
You're gonna miss me everywhere, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
The one with the prettiest view
It's got mountains, it's got rivers,
It's got woods that give you shivers
But it sure would be prettier with you
When I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me by my walk
You'll miss me by my talk, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
These feet weren't built to stay too long
And I'll go there on my own,
But you'll miss me when you're home
It's for you dear that I sing this song
When I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me by my hair
You're gonna miss me everywhere, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
When I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me by my walk
You're gonna miss me by my talk, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © O/b/o Distrokid
Writer
Jamia Hopkins Wilson
Duration
3:43
Producer
Joel C. High, Lindsay Lohan, Robert Luketic
Release date
Feb 20, 2009
Sentiment
Positive
Submitted by
rainebm1185 On Apr 30, 2010
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I think people read too deeply into this song...
I think it is about someone who has been taken for granted, and they want to escape. The song is about how they will be missed once they are gone, and that the people who have taken them for granted will realise that they actually need them. I think that the 'someone' in this song is trying to spike jealousy in those who have taken them for granted, as they talk about the 'views', but then tease them by saying 'it sure would be prettier with you
I remember learning this song in the hospital, (I still can't do the cup Dx) and everybody singing it together. It was fun, but it became bittersweet when everybody was released and we said our goodbyes, one girl sang this before she left. She was right, we missed her tons ;_;
When I'm gone When I'm gone You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Such a lovely song indeed.
Really awesome in Pitch Perfect with Anna Kendrick
dose any one know where I can find the actually original song not the pitch perfect version?
they are called lulu and the lampshades and you can buy their song directly from them or look up the video that Anna originally saw...just search your gonna miss me when I'm gone but Lulu and the lampshades.
they are called lulu and the lampshades and you can buy their song directly from them or look up the video that Anna originally saw...just search your gonna miss me when I'm gone but Lulu and the lampshades.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmXSOPDe5-Y this is the original. Lulu and the lampshades isnt the original but here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWCOYJg9ps4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmXSOPDe5-Y this is the original. Lulu and the lampshades isnt the original but here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWCOYJg9ps4
There are many ways to interpret this song! as somebody said, it could very well be about someone going off to war, but i don't interpret it that way. The way it's worded sounds like a woman that was dumped by a guy or was divorced, and she's just trying to express that he shouldn't have done that and now she's going to leave and he's not going to get anyone better, and that he will regret it. It could be the other way around, but since it's by a woman that's how i would interpret it.
I think it's just about how people are taken for granted but when they are gone you miss the little things about them--how they walked, how they talked, how their hair was... It's a really pretty, up-beat song though.
A side note: Just recently figured out that it was "talk oh" not "taco."
I was like "Did I just hear that!??" Even though it's "talk, oh" I think its a Hidden Message and of course in a Guys perspective point of view..He would probably miss her "Taco"...lmao!... on the other hand looking at the lyrics this song can be interpreted even as a "One night stand".
I was like "Did I just hear that!??" Even though it's "talk, oh" I think its a Hidden Message and of course in a Guys perspective point of view..He would probably miss her "Taco"...lmao!... on the other hand looking at the lyrics this song can be interpreted even as a "One night stand".
@RosesAndRuffles i think you are correct in sertin ways i think it is about stress and how it is always there
@RosesAndRuffles i think you are correct in sertin ways i think it is about stress and how it is always there
This song may have different interpretations, but doesn't take long to notice the lyrics it could be a "one night stand" per the women view. The "talk, oh" just nails it... lol!
To me this song says I need to leave town.. It hurts being here & its gonna hurt leaving so I'll bring some alcohol to numb me along the way.. I know the perfect scenic route to take I've traveled it before.. it was so pretty but it would be so much prettier with you there to appreciate it with me.. I love you please lets run away and to those I leave behind that don't appreciate me now they will miss the little things about me.. If you choose to stay here in our home town I can't stay it hurts too much so if you stay your gonna miss me too.. I pour my heart out to you in this song with hopes you love me & will come along if not your also gonna miss me when I'm gone.
i love this song. took me an hour to learn the whole thing with using the cup =))