Sober Lyrics
I know I messed up and it might be over
But let me call you when I'm sober
I'm a dandelion, you're a four-leaf clover
But let me call you when I'm sober
[Post-Chorus: Mark Hoppus]
Na na na na na na na nanananana na na na
Na na na na na na na nanananana na na na
[Verse 1: Matt Skiba]
I woke up in the pouring rain
West side Humboldt, seven AM
Sleeping by a dumpster to keep me dry
With the radio on and a new black eye
Because I bet you, you couldn't knock me out
And I guess you, you really got me now
Black sedan ran a red light
Just a drunken bike messenger on Tuesday night
[Chorus: Mark Hoppus]
I know I messed up and it might be over
But let me call you when I'm sober
I'm a dandelion, you're a four-leaf clover
But let me call you when I'm sober
Na na na na na na na nanananana na na na, when I'm sober
Na na na na na na na nanananana na na na, when I'm sober
[Verse 2: Mark Hoppus]
She undressed and we stumbled downstairs
Fell onto the table as the neighbors just stared
We laughed out loud and smashed their lights
Digging with our hands in the dirt outside
And she dragged me to the edge of town
And she slapped me, then she pulled me down
I can do bad and you can do better
Spending all night getting lost together
[Chorus: Mark Hoppus]
I know I messed up and it might be over
But let me call you when I'm sober
I'm a dandelion you're a four-leaf clover
But let me call you when I'm sober
[Bridge: Mark Hoppus]
Sober...
Sober...
[Chorus: Mark Hoppus]
I know I messed up and it might be over
But let me call you when I'm sober
I'm a dandelion you're a four-leaf clover
But let me call you when I'm sober
About
“Sober” narrates the story of a drunk who has had some troubles with his partner. He knows he messed up and wants to make it up to her (as he believes she’s very special) but will only be able once he sobers up.
In a June 2016 NME Magazine article about the album, Mark Hoppus explained a bit about the track’s background and meaning:
We wrote it with Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy. The second verse is about a Sid-and-Nancy romance — two lost souls who only have one another and are lost in the world.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
In a track by track breakdown recorded for NME, bassist Mark Hoppus said:
‘Sober’ is a song that we wrote with Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy, and the first verse of that song is autobiographical about Matt [Skiba] from his days as a bicycle messenger in Chicago. And the second verse of that song is a fantasy story. It doesn’t exist, but it’s kind of like a Sid and Nancy romance: two lost souls who only have one another, and they’re kind of lost in the world. And Patrick was the one that had the line “I’m a dandelion you’re a four-leaf clover” which I think is a really clever lyric."
- 1.Cynical
- 4.Los Angeles
- 5.Sober
- 7.No Future
- 11.Left Alone
- 12.Rabbit Hole
- 13.San Diego
- 15.California
- 17.Parking Lot
- 18.Misery
- 19.Good Old Days
- 21.Hey I’m Sorry
- 22.Last Train Home
- 23.Wildfire
- 24.6/8
