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1. 1 kara May 3rd, 2007 at 10:22 am

   are yall going to be doin european lyrics???

2. 2 kara May 5th, 2007 at 1:14 am

   i mean, australian?, well both

3. 3 Laura May 13th, 2007 at 4:05 pm

   I hear him singing about Jo in this one.
   The girl he suppossedly was with in England in February. I guess it sounds as though he' s gopning to bed her again when he gets back over there. I keep hearing her name in some of the improved lyrisc. He must be in love with her. Myabe she i sthe person in the IOY. WOw

4. 4 kara May 15th, 2007 at 12:40 pm

   no, i don't think so — the girl from ioy is a lot younger, and he keeps waiting for her to come back to him, thru mutual friends it seems, so prob from back home, and also in conrbread it's all still in his head, not something that he's actually done — but i do think he sing's about the the girl from ioy in the cornbread song — cuz in the conrnbread songs from europe he complains about still thinking about her everyday, and that even though she hasn't givin it up, he's waitin and what all, also, at the end of the the last recorded cornbread from euro he sings,

   'it's you inside my head, it won't come out again,
   babe won't you let me scream you …. Soooooooo oooooo oooooooo oooooooo ooooooo AAAiiiyyyyyyeeeeeeee yyaaaaaiiiiii yyyyaaaaaiiiiii

   (doesn't seem quite like jo —- su-ey??, something like,.. dunno)

5. 5 Jeri May 16th, 2007 at 11:05 pm

   Kara I agree with you. He also sings in two step from 3/12 show at the 3:32 mark "oh no love for, that's it Jo here" then at the 5:01 mark "oh my ray, I love her, I just wanna get home"

   Then in the recent IOY 5/1 He is singing as though he still doesn't have the girl but "you know I'm gonna stare at you but I cant' stop my eyes from turning all the way back to you" You look at me and you don't look away" It is like they both know it but cant' get to each other yet. "One day you'll fall for me babe, then my heart's all there then I'm not going to brush you off ray…."

   "but I swear one day I gonna be yours" from 5/2

   I can't remember which Cornbread he has also learned to pretend and doesn't turn in soul for Jo like he does for this other person & he is looking for "someone to get away from here". But your are right the waiting for this person is a common theme that is is still inside but wants to love this person. in one of the summer IOY's he sings how when he sees this person & how iot takes his breath away and his palms sweat.

6. 6 kara May 18th, 2007 at 1:00 pm

   hey jeri, where can you here the IOY's from may??

7. 7 Jeri May 18th, 2007 at 4:05 pm

   I downloaded the shows from dreamingtree.org

8. 8 kara May 18th, 2007 at 6:56 pm

   thank you!!!

9. 9 kara May 19th, 2007 at 4:27 pm

   hey, i don't seem to be able to download them for some reason — has anyone taken a stab at IOY lyrics from the australian shows?

10. 10 kara May 19th, 2007 at 10:59 pm

    also, what if someone could exactaly relate with the IOY (MARRIED lder man, who is just torturing this little girl, by singing about her all year, so he dreamss her, and can't stop playin and that she knows back — what's to be done — ashley's pregant, dave laso seems like a bit of a slut - so what to be done….
    what should this girl do???

11. 11 vanessa May 20th, 2007 at 11:12 pm

    Kara, can you exactly relate to the IOY lyrics or something? I have noticed you really dig talking about them….Please share!

12. 12 vanessa May 20th, 2007 at 11:15 pm

    or if you want to share, just not here, you can email me at luvs_dmb@yahoo.com =)

    PS I don't here "ray" in the songs….. I hear "babe."

13. 13 Jeri May 25th, 2007 at 10:48 pm

    its ray trust me

14. 14 Jeri May 25th, 2007 at 10:52 pm

    maybe dave's not the slut -think back to the first crazy-easy's about being lied to

15. 15 vanessa May 26th, 2007 at 12:51 pm

    I have the lyrics for the Aus shows…. I feel bad posting them here bc they are super long, but hopefully they will get moved to the appropriate place once there is a spot for them….

    Idea of You 5.1.07

    Sitting here on my front step again
    Waiting for you to walk by with your friends
    Laugh and point and that kid up there
    Watching me waitin for all…….
    You know that I wont stare at you
    But I cant stop my eyes from turning
    All the way back to you
    But I’m not gonna pull your hair

    Chorus
    I fall so hard inside the idea of you
    that’s why with you can’t say what I mean
    Wanna stay but I think I’m getting out of here
    I fall so hard inside the idea of you

    I stumble, fall in front of you and all your cool friends
    Pick me up, you brush me off, I grin
    Oh but I want to disappear
    You know one day you’re gonna fall for me, babe
    And I’m not gonna start over then
    But I’m not gonna brush you off, no way
    And I’m not gonna kick you in your shin

    Chorus

    Disappointed
    Rushed up
    In the middle
    And I saw you wave like I
    Thought I really could not
    When you look at me you don’t look away
    In the summer
    Near the water
    And the sun is up
    But its raining love
    I mean always
    ‘Til I wake up
    And you’re gone, gone, gone yeah yeah yeah yeah

    Yeah, yeah, gone, gone, yeah

    Chorus

    I stumble, fall in front of you and all your cool friends
    You pick me up, you jerk me off, I grin
    But I wanna disappear
    You know one day you’ll fall for me babe
    And then I’ll hold the song (?) there
    And I’m not gonna brush you off babe
    And I’m not gonna pull your hair

16. 16 vanessa May 26th, 2007 at 12:52 pm

    5.2.07

    Sitting here on my front step again
    Waitin for you to walk past with your friends
    Look up laugh at that little kid up there
    Always laugh and stare up at him
    ……………….
    Feel like my head’s gonna come off
    And I swear one day I’m gonna be yours
    And I’m not gonna kick you in your shins

    Chorus:
    I fall so hard inside the idea of you
    That’s why with you cant say what I mean
    Wanna stay but I think I’m getting out of here
    I fall so hard inside the idea of you

    I stumble, fall in front of you and all your cool friends
    You pick me up, dust me off, I grin
    But you know I wanna disappear
    One day you gonna fall for me babe
    And I’m gonna sort of walk by(?)
    And I’m not gonna brush you off then
    And I’m not gonna kick you in your shins

    chorus

    So bad
    Lonely
    There’s nothing
    You make me right (write?)
    And all that I can dream of
    You walking to me
    A fuzzy outline
    Baby you say oh that you love me
    You cant stop speaking
    Oh God
    Til I wake up
    And you’re gone gone gone yeah

    chorus

    I stumble, fall in front of you and all your cool friends
    You pick me up, you dust me off, I grin
    But you know I wanna disappear
    One day when you fall for me babe
    I’m gonna tall and take it in (?)
    I’m not gonna brush you off then
    And I’m not gonna pull your hair

17. 17 vanessa May 26th, 2007 at 12:54 pm

    5.4.07

    Here am I sitting up on these front steps again
    Waiting for you to walk by here
    Look up, laugh if I’m lucky
    And tell me how much this hello
    You go for me babe (?)
    You got me oh all alone there
    But I’m not gonna run up like this always
    And I’m not gonna pull your hair

    chorus
    I fall so hard inside the idea of you
    That’s why with you cant say what I mean
    Wanna stay but I think I’m getting out of here
    I fall so hard inside the idea of you

    I stumble, fall in front of you and all your cool friends
    You pick me up, you brush me off, I grin
    But you know I wanna disappear
    One day you’re gonna fall for me babe
    And then its all gonna change, you know
    One day when you go down there, you’ll see
    That I’m not gonna kick you in your shins

    chorus

    Oh yeah
    The bus stop
    Well I come back
    And I see you there
    You come up to me
    Say you love me
    And you say it
    All over
    I can’t believe it
    And I leave it
    Just my luck in falling
    If I get missin (?)
    And also
    I wake up
    You’re gone, gone, gone
    yeah yeah yeah yeah

    chorus

    I stumble, fall in front of you and all your cool friends
    You pick me up, you brush me off, I grin
    But I swear I wanna disappear
    One day, sometime, hope today
    Think I’m gonna change that song
    And I’m not gonna fall for you baby
    And I’m not gonna pull your hair

18. 18 DaveHead Jun 5th, 2007 at 11:30 pm

    "Sinner soaked him good" is "The sin is so damn good" I think.

    Also, yeah, this song continues on the young girl theme.

19. 19 kara Jun 6th, 2007 at 10:24 pm

    i can't seem to figure out the downloading w/ torrents and what all, so if it was at all possible i would appreciate it the iou songs, or any others, were transfered to this site so i could download them, thanks

20. 20 kara Jun 6th, 2007 at 10:30 pm

    also, thanks vanesa for the lyrics

    — and i think, obviously, the cornbread lyrics are about the same girl, how often do you think he falls in love…
    or is he always taking on a new obsession?? i really don't know

21. 21 vanessa Jun 7th, 2007 at 5:09 pm

    I think it is "the sin is soaked in good."

    And Kara, if you want me to B&P the versions of IOY that I have that are not here on blogthatjanelikes, i can…. I dont know if that is something you want to do. Also, if you want to email me (my email is a couple comments up), I can help you with dreamingtree as much as i know how….or there are threads on antsmarching.org with help for that stuff….FAQs and whatnot.

    I don't know if he is in love with the girl, but i think she is the same one from IOY….maybe more an infatuation, for lack of a better word.

22. 22 Matt Jun 7th, 2007 at 5:50 pm

    Seriously….you guys need to stop…and just hold on til he makes a new thread.

23. 23 DaveHead Jun 8th, 2007 at 11:26 pm

    Would you be interested in deciphering lyrics to the 2000 Ravens?

    I have them if you'd like them all. I also have my own set of lyrics that I've deciphered, but I'd be interested to see what you come up with.

    Let me know
    davehead@dodgeit.com

24. 24 DaveHead Jun 15th, 2007 at 10:19 pm

    Martin, please email me at typsitch@gmail.com in regards to the 2000 Ravens. Thanks.

25. 25 RainbowW Jun 20th, 2007 at 9:28 am

    > The lyrics have a bit of a Rapunzel/Hunger For The Great Light vibe to them.

    It's not "a bit" at all. It's very much in the same vein.

    I'm listening to the Crumbo recording (available at Dreaming Tree, or contact me privately for the 24bit FLAC version), and I'm really loving the **** out of this song.

26. 26 Jeri Jun 22nd, 2007 at 1:24 am

    Disappointed
    Rushed up
    In the middle
    And I saw you wave like I
    Thought I really could not
    When you look at me you don’t look away
    In the summer
    Near the water
    And the sun is up
    But its raining love
    I mean always
    ‘Til I wake up
    And you’re gone, gone, gone yeah yeah yeah yeah

    I hear

    It's lonely
    but stuck
    in the middle
    when I saw you wave (wait) like I
    Thought I really could not
    When you look at me you don’t look away
    and saw all that I wanted
    my sun i up
    but its raining love
    I mean always

27. 27 h Jul 6th, 2007 at 2:48 am

    What makes all of you think he is referring to "Jo". Maybe Jo just looks like the person he is in love with and/or infatuated with. Also don't ever take his words literally, ie young girl / older guy. He tries not to be too obvious in his lyrics. Sometimes he observes situations and makes them his own ….

28. 28 kara Jul 6th, 2007 at 5:13 pm

    nobody says he's referring to Jo, actually they're saying that he's not — and obscure as his lyrics might seem…i don't think he tries too hard to be that way — its more like he's talking about very specific situations that only those involved would recognize — especially w/ the iou song, i don't know that much about the cornbread one, but it seems like he's singing for the purpose of this girl hearing — 'the words won't come but i wrote this song to make you think that i'm your king' and that he's gonna make her take notice of him and come back to him, and so on

29. 29 h Jul 9th, 2007 at 10:15 pm

    Kara, is it possible that you think you are the person that he refers to? I can tell you that the song IOY is not about "his" personal feelings for a younger girl …. and I will leave it there. Also, for what it is worth — the last time he sang this song he introduced it with …… "This is a song about my babysitter when I was a kid."

30. 30 autumn girl Jul 24th, 2007 at 2:16 am

    It is okay if kara feels like the song is about her- it very well could be. She, i believe, does feel like it is about his personal feelings…for her. Which is fine- and the babysitter thing is a recent addition and not what the song has been about the whole time. Maybe kara is a babysitter and he knows that? There are a few girls I know who have had lyrics of different songs tweaked to fit them, and I actually have a lot of incidences where idea of you fits my experiences with Dave. So, it could be a song to every younger girl he has seen a few times on the road. There are a lot. I know I identify with a lot of the versions…he will see me at a show, and we will have some interaction, and the next time he will sing about it. I am not going to believe that i am the only one he does this with, though…..kara, if you feel like it is about you, feel free to say so!

31. 31 Jeri Jul 24th, 2007 at 8:29 pm

    Kara knows it isn't about her. She is just curious. He sings this song with a lot of emotion each time so someone evocks the strong feeling and interesting lyrics. I think the lines may have changed to babysitter because he may figured out the girl is the same age or older than he is. I will stick with Kara on this one. I think he keeps singing about the same gal. It definitely has a feel to be about one person. Almost like a dialogue between the two.

32. 32 jules Jul 25th, 2007 at 6:04 pm

    Anyone, if they try hard enough, can probably see themselves in the lyrics of any of his songs, even if the lyrics aren't about them at all. I am sure all songs are open to interpretation. EG.-Younger girl, older girl, same age girl, different fans have different ideas, which is fine … but to say this song or that song is about "me" personally or about my interaction with him or about the "same girl", I think is being a little too hopeful. (particularily if you have a "crush" on David, and there are certainly a lot out there that do!) Also, think about it, isn't it a strong possibility he is not always referring to his own feelings but the personal feelings of a friend or relative? His emotion when singing a song can also come from the way he is feeling that day and not really related to a song. Remember he is an actor! All writers get inspiration from observing people and hearing conversations etc. and that could be how he comes up with some of his songs. Sitting at an outdoor coffee shop watching and listening can give you lots of ideas

33. 33 Jeri Jul 27th, 2007 at 1:57 pm

    Sorry Jules but there is proof he is sings improv'd lyrics of real people (such as Jo and another) and real situations around him. If you follow DMB and Dave's improv's closely you would know or understand. It isn't anyone thinking it is all about them but wondering why he is suinging those words and to whom.

34. 34 jules Jul 29th, 2007 at 1:34 am

    Give me some ACCURATE examples of the lyrics and the situations surrounding them, in detail, and then maybe I will agree with you. Of all the previous comments, there still isn't a clear piece of evidence that links him with a specific person. All of you are guessing and interpreting his lyrics (which is not a bad thing because that is the purpose of the lyrics). It still doesn't mean that he is talking about a specific person of a certain age and it doesn't mean that the song or songs ie. Idea of You and Cornbread evolved from his personal feelings. It could still originate as an idea from something he saw or a conversation he overheard. One comment was about Jo possibly going to bed with him. HUH? He may be a flirt but I am sure he knows when to draw the line. Your quote "It isn't anyone thinking it is all about them …" maybe you should reread some of the previous comments again.

35. 35 Jeri Jul 29th, 2007 at 9:10 pm

    I'm not going to get into an argument with you but those of us who go into the lyrics know and have for many years know. I don't have to prove anything to you but Kara knows what I am talking about.

36. 36 Kristin Aug 16th, 2007 at 10:47 pm

    cornbread is defaintely one of his best new songs
    i love dave to death and im telling u outta all the songs i've heard him play live this song at saratoga springs was absoutely one of the most incredible songs ive heard him play live it made me just wanna get up and dance on stage with him lol *as does every song* so amazing..
    if anyone went to that show…how awesome was it? …im telling you it was one of the best ive been to and ive been to many =D

37. 37 Dave Feb 5th, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    If you're looking for something, you'll always find it. Regardless if it's there or not.