Lyrics
You know how it is! I'm, I'm, I'm,
Expression of acknowledgment or agreement with a situation.
I'm forty now and I got a family and I got shit to do.
Highlighting responsibilities and obligations due to age and family.
And, you know, I made the decision when I was forty,
Reflecting on a decision made at the age of forty to stop drinking and doing drugs.
I'm goin' on the wagon, you know?
Expressing the commitment to sobriety, referred to as "going on the wagon."
No more drinking, no more drug taking, no, oh, this?
Denying engagement in drinking or drug use, with a humorous comment about light beer.
This is a beer, but, you know, this is light beer!
Humorous remark about the lightness of the beer being consumed.
It's, it's not even like drinking beer!
Downplaying the act of drinking beer as not significant.
I've become a cliche.
Repetition emphasizing the speaker's awareness of becoming a stereotypical figure or predictable character.
I've become a cliche.
-I've become a cliche.
-I've become a cliche.
-Okay, well, I'll have a drink or two at shows,
Allowing exceptions to the sobriety commitment for social purposes, like at shows.
But only to loosen up.
Drinking limited to loosening up in specific situations.
I totally stopped doing drugs.
Claiming to have entirely stopped using illegal drugs.
Oh, prescription drugs are, you know, that's different.
Acceptance of prescription drugs, emphasizing perceived safety.
It doesn't have to be my prescription.
Humorous justification for using prescription drugs not prescribed to the speaker.
If a doctor prescribes these drugs, they've gotta be pretty safe.
Trust in the safety of drugs if prescribed by a doctor.
But, you know, I definitely don't do street drugs anymore.
Explicit denial of using street drugs, with a humorous conditional statement.
I mean, unless you've got some.
Humorous openness to street drugs if available.
I've become a cliche.
Reiteration of the speaker's self-awareness of fitting into a stereotype or becoming cliché.
I've become a cliche.
-I've become a cliche.
-I've become a cliche.
-Oh, you're not holding.
Casual acknowledgment of someone not having drugs without judgment.
That's cool.
Expressing indifference to the absence of drugs.
No big deal.
Downplaying the importance of drug availability.
You know, I never do it unless it's just around,
Conditional drug use based on the presence of drugs or an offer.
Or someones offering it.
Acceptance of drug use if someone offers it.
Oh, I know a guy!
Engaging in a conversation about obtaining drugs, with an offer to drive and humorous comments about money and staying.
Yeah, he's, he's like ten minutes away.
-I'll, I'll drive. I'll drive.
-You know, I got money too!
-Oh, oh we, yeah we could just stay here.
-Or, I'll be back in twenty.
-I've become a cliche.
Repetition of self-awareness regarding the speaker's cliché behavior and choices.
I've become a cliche.
-I've become a cliche.
-I've become a cliche.
-Whaddya mean?
Expressing confusion or disagreement with the idea of it being the end of the night.
This is not last call.
Asserting that it's not closing time but the beginning of the night.
This is first call.
Planning to go to another place for more drinking or socializing.
We'll, we'll, I know a place we can go.
Asserting the continuation of the night's activities.
We'll go right,
Planning the next destination for the night out.
You threw up!
Humorous remark about someone throwing up, adding a comedic element to the situation.
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