Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Cunla567 

Cover art for Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet lyrics by Fall Out Boy

Mr. Sandman showing his beam, when he walks into the room the walls lean in to listen Surf out blank waves, clicking back and forth like old headlights, - the sandman thing is a refrence to losing sleep again. hence he's surfing out blank waves... channel surfing. clicking through the channels light up the room like old headlights. almost anyone with insomnia has been there. late at night when its nothing but bad t.v. yet you keep surfing.

sniffing bottled you again. - Sniffing her perfume, thinking of her, or if the song does say glue i would guess like getting high from the thought of her, or feeling high from lack of sleep

Head like a steel trap, wish I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I don't... Just want to be a footnote in someone else's happiness. - wishing he wasnt just a side to her happiness when the marriage is her full course.

Does your husband know the way that the sunshine gleams from your wedding band? - i thinnk this could be either him feeling guilty, but perhaps with a touch of "Does he notice all the small things that i love?"

Does he know the way, does he know the way of the crickets that would convince me to call it a night? - ummm im between what was said before about it being A. a lack of talking and taking his cue to leave or B. jimminy cricket. a conciounse.

I will never end up like him Behind my back, I already am. - technically isnt she already cheating on him with her husband?

Keep a calendar, this way you will always know.

The last time you came through, - knowing the last time she came and saw the speaker.

Oh darling, I know what you're going through. - maybe he tells her he hates the thought of her with him and shes telling him she hates it and that the sneaking around is driving her crazy too.

The last time you came through, Oh darling, oh darling, oh darling... - her words running through his head.

Tempest in a teacup, - like a big thing in a small package? Get unique. Peroxide Princess shine like shark teeth - maybe that it burns? It's a sign, (it's a sign) It's a sign, (it's a sign) It's a sign, what if you peaked early. - maybe their relationship or her marriage coming to an end or peaking early. im not sure, i have trouble with this verse.

Does your husband know the way that the sunshine gleams from your wedding band? Does he know the way, does he know the way of the crickets that would convince me to call it a night?

Does he, does he know the way to worship our love? - once again a "Does he love you the way i love you?" Does your husband know the way that the sunshine gleams from your wedding band?

Well, I will never end up like him. Behind my back, I already am. Keep a calendar, this way you will always know.

Last time you came through, Oh darling, I know what you're going through. Last time you came through, Oh darling, oh darling, oh darling...

Does your husband know? Does your husband know? Does your husband know? Oh oh oh, whoa-oh... Does he know? Does he know, does he know? Whoa-ah-ah-ah-ah, oh oh, oh

I will never end up like him. Behind my back I already am. Keep a calendar, this way you will always know.

Oh, the last time you came through, Oh darling, I know what you're going through. The last time you came through, Oh, darling I know what you're going through.

Cunla567 This makes so

Cunla567 This makes so much sense. He can't sleep and he channel surfs late at night.

Then he smells her perfume

Head like a steel trap - thoughts of her are stuck in his head. speaker knows husband is cheating but can't do anything about it.

Just want to be a footnote in someone else's happiness

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  • speaker wants to make her happy.
  • Does your husband know the way that the sunshine gleams from your wedding band - Wonders if her husband knows what a gift his wife is.

  • speaker wants to make her happy.
  • Does your husband know the way that the sunshine gleams from your wedding band - Wonders if her husband knows what a gift his wife is.

    Does he know the way of the crickets that would convince me...

  • Speaker thinks that he will never be like the husband who is loving someone that is off limits. The speaker does love someone who is off limits as well
  • Calender - mark the days the husband is away.

  • She told the speaker that she loves her husband but he does not love her back and the speaker understands because he loves her but she does not love him back.
  • when i first heard this song I thought the wife was a cheater as well but they did a magnificent job writing this song.

    @Cunla567 the part about the crickets I would say is about the speaker being obsessed and stalking her or her husband