Story Behind The Song
THE TRUTH ABOUT WOMEN
Once upon a time, on a Valentine's day, I was leaving band practice to meet my girl (it was to be our first night back together after an ugly breakup). As we were getting ready to leave, one of the band members asked me if I was still seeing her and I told him we were getting together tonight.
Then he said to me "what a really sweet girl she is"! And I suddenly heard this "voice" somewhere in the room, and this "voice" coldly replied to him, "Yeah, until you start F...ing her".
And there wasn't a sound to be heard in that room for what seemed like several minutes, and then the entire band erupted into laughter, and I could see it in all their eyes they knew exactly what that "voice" had meant! And I'm suddenly thinking to myself, "there's song material here".
And so ladies and gentlemen, the D. A. was born. And don't be surprised if one day soon you hear the phrase "Did you wake up with the D. A. today??? Enjoy!
Cameron Smith
Song Description
The song is about how the "darker and ornery" side of a woman's personality can suddenly emerge without warning after sexual relations begin, presented as a humorous story.
Song Length |
3:00 |
Genre |
Rock - Modern, Blues - Rock |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Sociable, Beside Yourself |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations, Making Love |
Similar Artists |
Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
INTRODUCTION:
I LOVE WOMEN, I REALLY DO, IN FACT, MY WHOLE LIFE REVOLVES AROUND THEM
AND I BELIEVE DEEP DOWN, MOST WOMEN ARE SWEET AND KINDHEARTED
THAT IS, UNTIL YOU START SLEEPING WITH THEM, AND THEN SOME OF THEM CHANGE, OH YESSS
NO, NOT AFTER THE FIRST TIME, THAT'S WONDERFUL, OR THE SECOND OR THIRD, THOSE ARE GOOD TOO
BUT SOMEWHERE IN NOT-TOO-FAR-AWAY-LAND YOU'LL SEE HER OTHER SIDE, AND ONE MORNING BEFORE SHE EVEN OPENS HER EYES------SHE'S PISSED OFF!!
AND WHEN SHE GETS UP, SHE ALREADY KNOWS THAT NOTHING GOOD CAN COME OF THIS DAY, IT'S PREORDAINED
I CALL IT, "WAKING UP WITH THE DARK ASS"!!!
THEY JUST WAKE UP WITH IT???
AND THERE'S NOTHING TO BE DONE EXCEPT TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT SUNRISE AND HOPE IT'S GONE AWAYYY
AND THAT BEAUTIFUL SWEET WOMAN YOU KNEW HAS SUDDENLY TRANSFORMED INTO A "SNARLING GRIZZLY AWAITING YOUR AFFECTIONS"
VERSE 1:
WAS HEADED HOME FROM WORK AND BOUGHT SOME FLOWERS AND WINE
SOME LOVIN' FROM MY LADY I WAS HOPING TO FIND
SHE WAS TO ARRIVE FOR ME PRECISELY AT NINE
I ANXIOUSLY AWAITED CAUSE SHE'S JUST SO
"PRETTY, SWEET AND FINE"
THE KNOCKING SOUND AT NINE WAS ALL I NEEDED TO HEAR
BUT LURKING AT THE DOOR WAS EVERYTHING THAT I FEARED
DARK, MEAN, ORNERY AND SHE
"FILLED MY HEART WITH DREAD"
I BACKED A-WA-AY FROM THE DOOR
"AND THEN I HEARD A VOICE THAT SAID"
CHORUS 1:
DON'T BRING YOUR DARK ASS HERE---COME ANOTHER DAY
DON'T SHARE YOUR CRAP WITH ME---TAKE IT FAR AWAY
DON'T LEAVE YOUR BAGGAGE HERE---WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT
DON'T PLAY YOUR GAMES WITH ME--JUST DEAL ME OUT
VERSE 2 BRIDGE:
WORST CASE OF THE DARK ASS I EVER SAW
VERSE 2:
I MADE UP WITH MY LADY AND WE HAD THINGS RUNNING SMOOTH
SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS SORRY AND SHE HAD SOMETHING TO PROVE
SHE ASKED ME HOW TO MAKE AMENDS, WHAT DID I HAVE IN MIND
SHE HAD ME BURNING HOT FOR HER BECAUSE SHE'S
"PRETTY, SWEET AND FINE"
THE CHEMISTRY AND PASSION OF THE EVENING WAS DEVINE
BUT WHEN THE DAWN OF LIGHT AWOKE, JUST WHAT WAS I TO FIND??
"DARK, MEAN, ORNERY AND I LEAPED RIGHT OUT OF BED"
I MADE A BREAK TOWARDS THE DOOR
"THAT'S WHEN I HEARD A VOICE THAT SAID"
CHORUS 2:
DON'T BRING YOUR DARK ASS HERE---COME ANOTHER DAY
DON'T SHARE YOUR CRAP WITH ME---TAKE IT FAR AWAY
DON'T LEAVE YOUR BAGGAGE HERE---WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT
DON'T PLAY YOUR GAMES WITH ME---YOU CAN DEAL ME OUT
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