Album: Robbin' The Hood (1994)

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• Every day I love him a little bit more
  A little bit more, a little bit more
  Every day I love him just a little bit more
  And he loves me the same
  
  Every day I love her a little bit more
  A little bit more, a little bit more
  Every day I love her just a little bit more
  And she loves me the same
  
  Baby if ya wanna get on, baby if ya wanna get off
  It makes no sense at all, I saw red, I saw red, I saw red
  One more secret lover that I shot dead
  
  Every day I wake up, just a little bit more
  Feelin' like a dog in the yard because it's just how we are
  
  And every day I wonder if it's over
  When I wake up I realize no it isn't, and break down the wall
  
  You say it's black but I just can't believe you
  
  And if I say it's white say I'm just trying to deceive you
  
  And baby, I'm aware of the high and the low
  And I'll be waiting for you in the middle, but I just lack control
  
  Baby if ya wanna get low, baby if ya wanna get high
  It makes no sense at all, I saw red, I saw red
  One more secret lover that I shot dead
  
  Girls don't go crazy, girls don't go crazy, oh girls don't crazy when the men use you
  
  Women hold your men tight, if it makes you feel all right
  It's your own life Writer/s: Barrington Levy, Bradley Nowell
  Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
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Comments: 19

• Greg from Boston, MaThought this sight was interesting till the first "song fact" i saw on here was wrong. This is for Vanessa in Covina,CA. She says Gwen said Brad wrote his vocals for Saw Red in one take. Gwen was referring to the No Doubt song "Total Hate" which Brad appeared on not Saw Red.
• Cody from St Joe, Mocan confirm this. but i heard brad didnt want to be labeled as reggae, ska, punk or anything else, but as their own genre and their own "different stylee"
• Cameron Seagle from Matthews, NcJust saw No doubt in concert on their new tour. And they played this song which was awesome i love this song and sublime. The crowd was a weird mix of people though not sure if i liked it(the crowd not the concert).
• Rob from Pacifica , NjNone of these comments have anything to do with the meaning of the song which from the lyrics looks to me like its about a cheating girl. When he talks about being like a dog in the yard and break ups and all that stuff. And at the end he mentioned being used. Idk just a guess. But seriously this is not a brag about how much you think you know about sublime page. This is a let me guess the meaning of this song, or if you know it tell, page.
• Pedro from Chula Vista, CaActually, Sublime is a third-generation Ska band and they drew strong influences from first wave Ska as well as Dancehall artists. However, they DID arise from a punk scene. As Bradley himself stated in the Westwood One Interview, Sublime was "punk rock from the get-go" and ska is just "punk rock with that upbeat" and "reggae is just the half time ska. so it was a logical progression to put them all together." There.
• Wendie from Houston, TxTo James: Sublime actually does have much ska in it. Ska is kind of jazzy and fast and along with reggae there are also hints of ska with the trumpets and baritone horn that you hear in a few of their songs.
• Peter from Penistown, IlSomething cool about Sublime and the Red Hot Chili Peppers is that at the end of the song "All You Need" by Sublime, he says "no one can tell you you've got to be afraid" as in the song Fight like a brave by RHCP
• Bobbilyn from Jacksonville, FlLOL RHCP have nothing to do with influencing Sublime. Totally different, but love em both. I like the LBDA version better. I suggest anyone who likes Sublime or is just discovering them and you like the sound, go out and buy "Look at all the love we've found: Tribute to Sublime" Pennywise, No Doubt, Fishbone, Los Lobos, et al. It rocks!! Wish I could've seen em live, gotta settle for cover bands =*(
• Dylan from Concord, Ncumm btw were only gonna die was written by bad religion, biohazzrd covered it
• Nicole from Chicago, IlI'm commenting on both versions: the acoustic without Gwen, and the other with Gwen.
  I think the acoustic version is much more beautiful and soulful. The other version's a little obnoxious, but I still like it because it has spunk, and I love Gwen's voice. I think Brad would be very disappointed to see the bubblegum sellout she's become.
• Shannon from Sioux Falls, Sdthe acoustic version is by far the best version.
• Dan from Reno, NvAccually Matthew, Sublime took their influences from many different places. To coin them ska, punk, reggae, or any single lable is to miss the bigger point. They took their influences from many Dance Hall Reggae artists, many Ska Artists, as well as many Punk artists. In fact, if you delve deeper into their first CD, 40 OZs, you'll see that they do covers from Dance Hall classics of 54/47 (Ball and Chain) to the punk sounds of Biohazard in were Only Gonna Die Form Our Own Arrogance, to the jam sesh sounds of Grateful Dead in Scarlet Begonias. Sublime pretty much developed what is now known as modern day SurfRock, where the bands range from the smooth styles of reggae to the hard hitting styles of post hardcore punk, to just straight up classic jam. You can see all of these styles in bands such as OPM, Slightly Stoopid, Livitz Livitz, The bFoundation, and many others.
• Bridget from Montreal, Canadauh... Sublime and No Doubt have a lot of punk influence in them and so does the chili peppers
• Kaleb from Rosamond, Caabout the first comment i have to say that sublime was just good music and cant be labeled, unless that label is Sublime
• Jomama from Dowling, CanadaSublime is Ska, Punk, Raggae, and what ever else but those would have to be three main categories of their genre of music. Sublime Rocks!!!
• Bex from Grand Rapids, MiJust a comment on the first post:
  Gwen and Bradley did not ever date. Gwen was with the band's bassist, Tony Kanal, when they formed No Doubt and they broke up before Tragic Kingdom was released.
• Iris from El Paso, TxSummer of 2001 with Jasmin, Adrian & Rick! That's all I gotta say!
• James from Traverse City, MiSublime is hardly what I would refer to as ska, having more reggae influence than anything, but also a large punk influence even as Bradley mentions in the song Caress Me Down.
• Matthew from New York, NyI'm sorry, but to say that No Doubt and Sublime arose from ANY punk scene is incorrect. Both were a part of the SoCal Ska scene, which included bands like Save Ferris and Reel Big Fish. Green Day came from nearby Berkeley, not SoCal. And the RHCP were a funk band from SoCal and were not a part of the SoCal punk movement (Think Epitaph Records/Bad Religion/NoFX/Blag Flag here).

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