St. Patrick's Day Lyrics

Lyric discussion by meggymac31 

Cover art for St. Patrick's Day lyrics by John Mayer

this song makes me so happy. why HASNT anyone written about it?! its all about not wanting to wait a minute to go without someone. it hurts to be away from them for any time at all. even though theyre together for the celebration of all these holidays- he cant wait until the next time he can see her. my favorite part is: in the dark on the phone you tell me the names of your brothers and your favorite colors I'm learning you someone should learn me dammit!! :) i love this one.

Are you stupid? That is not what the song is about at all. Cold months are November - March. Within those months are a bunch of holidays, Christmas, New Years, Valentines day, holidays that you want to be with a loved one for. And since it's cold, it's another reason you want love. He's saying in November- the love is new. Why would it end December- of course it's still going on, no one wants to be alone at Christmas. January- New years you want support for your resolurtions February- Valentines day. Enough said. March is when it starts to get warm, winter fades and you don't need that...

I'm sorry Miss Amber, but last I checked this website was for people posting what THEY thought the song meant. John -and most musicians- do not write a song with one set meaning. Their music is supposed to be open to interpretations. She was sharing her thoughts of it, and you were sharing yours; however, you could have done it without calling her "stupid".

& btw I think it's about being in the highest-highs of your relationships on the holidays because that was when it was most convienient, but when the holidays were over, their relationship simmered and...