Lyrics
Oh, no no no
Expressing a negative reaction or refusal.
All the things they told me
Referring to advice or instructions received.
Just didn't work out for me
Indicating that the advice didn't lead to success.
Go to school, go to work
Listing traditional life pursuits like education and employment.
Get money and a family and I know
Describing societal expectations of earning money and starting a family.
Even though I tried
Expressing personal effort despite challenges.
I couldn't keep up with failures
Acknowledging difficulty in keeping up with failures or setbacks.
So I better do what I'm feeling
Choosing to follow personal feelings instead of societal expectations.
With a life with lucky dreaming 'til I die
Desiring a life filled with fortunate dreams until death.
I'd rather stay lonely than stay poor
Prefer being alone over facing poverty.
But I'll stay wild until the day I'm dying
Commitment to maintaining a wild, free-spirited lifestyle until death.
Wild, I'll stay wild, I'll stay wild until I die
Reiteration of the commitment to staying wild.
All the things they told me
Repeating the lack of significance in received advice.
Didn't mean anything to me
Emphasizing a personal disregard for conventional wisdom.
Stay at work to survive tomorrow
Rejecting the idea of working solely for survival in the future.
And not today, Hey hey hey
Contrasting survival for tomorrow with living in the present.
So I don't give a damn
Expressing a lack of concern for others' opinions.
If they're all looking down on me
Remaining true to personal feelings despite judgment.
I still better do what I'm feeling
Reaffirming the commitment to follow personal feelings.
With a life with lucky dreaming 'til I die
Desiring a life filled with fortunate dreams until death (repeated idea).
I'd rather stay
Reiterating the preference to stay.
Stay wild
Summarizing the desire to remain wild.
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