The Hangover Song
A Morning of Regret: The Hangover Song's Journey
Lyrics
We went to a pub last night, we drank some beer, we drank some wine
We visited a pub, had beer and wine.
We danced, we sang, we were merry, until the morning time
We joyfully danced and sang until morning.
The pints were sinking rather quick, I lost track after five or six
Pints of drinks were consumed rapidly, losing count after five or six.
But then the shots kicked in and that's when the room really begins to spin
Shots intensified, causing the room to spin.
And there are sections towards the end where I can't remember much
Memory gaps towards the end of the night.
Apart from getting food and walking home with you and using you as a crutch
Recollection of getting food, walking home, relying on someone as support.
And I get home and collapse in my bed, clothes still on, phone by my head
Arriving home, collapsing in bed with clothes on, phone nearby.
Room still spinning and I'm passing out, eyelids start to turn to lead
Room still spinning, on the verge of passing out.
But then I wake up in the morning and my stomach's trying to crawl out my eyes
Morning awakening with a queasy stomach.
And I'm not sure if I can move without my insides becoming my outsides
Doubtful about movement without discomfort.
I swear I'll never drink again, no never, not one more time
Pledge to never drink again in the current state.
But that'll probably change later when I'm back to feeling fine
Expectation that the resolution may change when feeling better.
But for now I'm
Transition to being hungover.
Hungover, I am, hungover
Expressing the state of being hungover.
I wish that last night, I had stayed a bit more sober
Regret for not staying more sober the previous night.
I am hungover, I am hungover
Reiteration of being hungover.
Please turn out the lights and close the curtains till this is over
Request to dim lights and close curtains during recovery.
This day will mainly be complaining, about the aching in my brain
Day filled with complaints about aching in the brain.
And straining to remember last night's memories through the pain
Struggling to recall memories amidst pain.
But we'll recount the heroic tales, of all the successes and the messy fails
Sharing both successful and failed tales of the night.
Stationary things jumping out at me, trying to work out what happened to all of our money
Attempting to figure out the financial aftermath.
And we'll wrap ourselves in fragile tape, drink coffee and water and only eat cake
Wrapping in fragile tape, consuming coffee, water, and only cake.
Lie on the couch watching films all day, hope that the weather outside is grey
Spending the day on the couch, hoping for gloomy weather.
But when the weekend comes around again, I'll be back out on the town with friends
Anticipating a return to socializing on the weekend.
Repeating all those same mistakes, again and again
Expectation to repeat the same mistakes.
Until I wake up in the morning and my stomach's trying to crawl out my eyes
Similar experience of waking up with a queasy stomach.
And I'm not sure if I can move without my insides becoming my outsides
Uncertainty about movement without discomfort.
I swear I'll never drink again, no never, not one more time
Renewing the pledge to abstain from drinking.
But that'll probably change later, when I'm back to feeling fine
Expectation of reconsidering when feeling better.
But for now I'm
Current state of being hungover.
Hungover, I am, hungover
Reiteration of being hungover.
I wish that last night, I had stayed a bit more sober
Regret for not staying more sober the previous night.
I am hungover, I am hungover
Reiteration of being hungover.
Please turn out the lights and close the curtains till this is over
Request to dim lights and close curtains during recovery.
So next time that you go to the bar
Advice to choose water at the bar to avoid excess.
Maybe make it a water, before you let it go too far
Caution against overindulgence.
'cause eating's not cheating and throwing up is not fun
Asserting that eating is not cheating, but vomiting is unpleasant.
And don't collapse before the end of the night because otherwise then you might
Warning against collapsing before the night ends.
Wake up in the morning with your stomach trying to crawl out your eyes
Anticipation of waking up with a queasy stomach.
And you won't be sure if you can move without your insides becoming your outsides
Uncertainty about movement without discomfort.
You'll swear you'll never drink again, no never, not one more time
Renewing the pledge to abstain from drinking.
But that'll probably change later when you're back to feeling fine
Expectation of reconsidering when feeling better.
But for now we are
Collective acknowledgment of being hungover.
Hungover, ooooh, hungover
Expressing the state of being hungover with emphasis.
I wish that last night, I had stayed a bit more sober
Regret for not staying more sober the previous night.
I am hungover, I am hungover
Reiteration of being hungover.
Please turn out the lights and close the curtains till this is over
Request to dim lights and close curtains during recovery.
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