We Used to Vacation Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I kissed the kids at noon
Then stumbled out the room
I caught a cab, ran up a tab on Seventh and Flowers
Beth's recital, I had to run
Missed my son's graduation
Punched the Nichols boy for taking his seat
He gets all that anger from me
[Bridge]
Still things could be much worse
Natural disasters
On the evening news
Still things could be much worse
We've still got our health
My paycheck in the mail
[Chorus 1]
I promised to my wife and children
I'd never touch another drink as long as I live
But even then, it sounds so soothing
This will blow over in time
This will all blow over in time
[Verse 2]
I'm just an honest man
Provide for me and mine
I give a check to tax-deductible charity organizations
Two weeks paid vacation
Won't heal the damage done
I need another one
I kissed the kids at noon
Then stumbled out the room
I caught a cab, ran up a tab on Seventh and Flowers
Beth's recital, I had to run
Missed my son's graduation
Punched the Nichols boy for taking his seat
He gets all that anger from me
[Bridge]
Still things could be much worse
Natural disasters
On the evening news
Still things could be much worse
We've still got our health
My paycheck in the mail
[Chorus 1]
I promised to my wife and children
I'd never touch another drink as long as I live
But even then, it sounds so soothing
This will blow over in time
This will all blow over in time
[Verse 2]
I'm just an honest man
Provide for me and mine
I give a check to tax-deductible charity organizations
Two weeks paid vacation
Won't heal the damage done
I need another one
[Bridge]
Still things could be much worse
Natural disasters
On the evening news
Still things could be much worse
We've still got our health
My paycheck in the mail
[Chorus 2]
I promised to my wife and children
I'd never touch another drink as long as I live
But even then, it sounds so soothing
To mix a gin and sink into oblivion
[Chorus 3]
I promised to my wife and children
That accident left everyone a little shook up
But at the meetings I felt so empty
This will blow over in time
This will all blow over in time
[Outro]
Mmm, a da da da da da
A da da da da da
A da da da da whoa
A da da da da da
A da da da da da
A da da da da whoa
Still things could be much worse
Natural disasters
On the evening news
Still things could be much worse
We've still got our health
My paycheck in the mail
[Chorus 2]
I promised to my wife and children
I'd never touch another drink as long as I live
But even then, it sounds so soothing
To mix a gin and sink into oblivion
[Chorus 3]
I promised to my wife and children
That accident left everyone a little shook up
But at the meetings I felt so empty
This will blow over in time
This will all blow over in time
[Outro]
Mmm, a da da da da da
A da da da da da
A da da da da whoa
A da da da da da
A da da da da da
A da da da da whoa
About
Genius Annotation
The speaker of this song is a man with an alcohol problem. The song is about him being in denial about the severity of his problems and him trying to reassure himself that they aren’t that bad and that he can still provide for his family, even though his actions show that he can’t. He struggles to get through the day without a drink, misses his children’s events, and doesn’t improve himself at AA meetings.
We Used to Vacation was the first single released by Cold War Kids on October 29, 2007.
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Release Date
October 10, 2006
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