I Will Never Write an Obligatory Sound about Being on the Road and Missing Someone Lyrics

Lyric discussion by bambiii 

Cover art for I Will Never Write an Obligatory Sound about Being on the Road and Missing Someone lyrics by Say Anything

To be honest, none of you guys are right. I might not be right but here's what I think: Say anything got their name from the movie Say Anything... from 1989. the part "Take this pen to paper." is from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no3otN2J3xo a scene where the main character Lloyd is dumped by Diane, giving him a pen and telling him "will you just take this pen please and write me?"

the part "Oh Lordy" I think that it should be "Oh Lloydy" but I might be wrong

the part "In a stink ther with 4 total strangers" is referring to the scene where Lloyd talks to 4 guys and a little kid that soon takes off asking them for advice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ylgd2ef4xg

in the end of the first clip & at the beginning of the second one he is driving around in his car "on the road missing someone" =P

the "I want my baby back" over and over again can refer, tho not necessarily, to how obsessed Lloyd becomes to get her back, which he does: "And I got you back."

This whole theory might be wrong, and what i-eat-tar wrote also makes some sense since saves the day is one of say anythings many influences. =)

anywho that's my theory.

oh and if you havent seen the movie, download it and watch it now! it rocks!