"If you can't figure out the lyrics to '40 Years', it's probably because they suck, which is what I've been trying to tell all of you forever. I hadn't seen them in years until someone kindly posted them. Blecch! What a colossal steaming pile of shit. There are so pretentious, and they are trying so hard to sound like deeply meaningful lyrics that I wanted to punch the guy who wrote them. I decided instead to be understanding and chalk it up to youthful indiscretion and inexperience. I'm very magnanimous when dealing with small children and myself. Everyone, let's settle this once and for all. Go read the lyrics. Some nice person typed them out for you. Let's say this all together now. Everyone repeat after me: THEY SUCK! THE SONG SUCKS! SUCK! SUCK! SUCK! SUCK! SUCK! Don't you feel better now? I do. It's okay. I'm cool with it. I've gotten better and I can accept the level of suckage. I've turned it way down since then. I'd rather you showed good taste. I can accept that I suck when I suck, and I respect your right to say so. It's only when I don't suck that I object to anyone saying that I do. If this seems confusing, it is. But don't worry. I'm thinking of printing up a list of all the times and places I've sucked so as to avoid confusion. I thought this might make it easier for everyone as there were some times some of you seemed to be saying I sucked when I clearly didn't, and then I was forced to correct you and I felt bad because I didn't want to embarrass anyone unduly."
Says Adam of this song:
"If you can't figure out the lyrics to '40 Years', it's probably because they suck, which is what I've been trying to tell all of you forever. I hadn't seen them in years until someone kindly posted them. Blecch! What a colossal steaming pile of shit. There are so pretentious, and they are trying so hard to sound like deeply meaningful lyrics that I wanted to punch the guy who wrote them. I decided instead to be understanding and chalk it up to youthful indiscretion and inexperience. I'm very magnanimous when dealing with small children and myself. Everyone, let's settle this once and for all. Go read the lyrics. Some nice person typed them out for you. Let's say this all together now. Everyone repeat after me: THEY SUCK! THE SONG SUCKS! SUCK! SUCK! SUCK! SUCK! SUCK! Don't you feel better now? I do. It's okay. I'm cool with it. I've gotten better and I can accept the level of suckage. I've turned it way down since then. I'd rather you showed good taste. I can accept that I suck when I suck, and I respect your right to say so. It's only when I don't suck that I object to anyone saying that I do. If this seems confusing, it is. But don't worry. I'm thinking of printing up a list of all the times and places I've sucked so as to avoid confusion. I thought this might make it easier for everyone as there were some times some of you seemed to be saying I sucked when I clearly didn't, and then I was forced to correct you and I felt bad because I didn't want to embarrass anyone unduly."