What The *$@# Did You Say
Cledus T. Judd Lyrics
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When I should be drivin'
But everybody does it these days
You say I'm gettin' cancer
Every time I answer
Yeah, whatever you say
Should have never signed up
Heck it never works anyway
The signal's always breakin'
I can't hear nothin'
Hey, what did you say?
I know you can't hear me
There ain't no use in listenin'
I can't tell what you're sayin'
All I hear is hissin'
Yeah, the more that I roam
The more I gotta pay
I'm on my cell phone
What the *$@# did you say?
I ought to get a beeper
It be a whole lot cheaper
Just throw this cell phone in the lake
I'd really love to call you
But even when I get through
It's always what did you say?
Can anybody hear me?
Or am I just wastin' minutes?
I'm in 1500
750 was my limit
Hey, I gotta go
I can't hear you anyway
I'm on my cell phone
What the *$@# did you say?
Oh, the more that I roam
The more I gotta pay
I'm on my cell phone
What the *$@# did you say?
The lyrics to Cledus T. Judd's "What The *$@# Did You Say" seem to be a commentary on the annoyance and inconvenience of modern cell phone usage. The singer is frustrated with his phone's poor signal, lamenting that he can never hear anyone on the other end of the line. He even jokes about the health risks of cell phone use, seemingly to downplay his own addiction to it. He wonders aloud if anyone can hear him at all, and concludes that he might as well throw his phone in the lake and switch to using a beeper. Throughout the song, the chorus repeats the titular phrase, emphasizing the singer's frustration and confusion.
Despite the humorous tone of the song, it touches on a common complaint in modern society. The ubiquity of mobile devices and the constant availability of communication can come at a high cost, both financially and psychologically. The lyrics illustrate the frustration and difficulty of communicating effectively in a world where it is all too easy to send a text, but sometimes impossible to actually talk to someone in real time.
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You see I'm always talkin'
I talk a lot when I should be focused on driving
When I should be drivin'
When I should be concentrating on driving
But everybody does it these days
But it seems like everyone is always on their phone while driving nowadays
You say I'm gettin' cancer
You tell me that using my phone too much can give me cancer
Every time I answer
Every time I pick up a call
Yeah, whatever you say
Yeah, I don't really believe that
Wish I could change my service
I wish I could switch to a different phone service provider
Should have never signed up
I regret signing up for this phone service
Heck it never works anyway
It hardly ever works properly
The signal's always breakin'
The signal is always getting disrupted
I can't hear nothin'
I can't hear anything on the phone
Hey, what did you say?
Hey, I didn't hear what you said, can you repeat?
I know you can't hear me
I know it's hard for you to hear me
There ain't no use in listenin'
There's no point in listening if the signal is bad
I can't tell what you're sayin'
I can't understand what you're saying
All I hear is hissin'
All I hear is static noise
Yeah, the more that I roam
Yeah, the more I travel outside my coverage zone
The more I gotta pay
The more money I have to spend on my bill
I'm on my cell phone
I'm using my mobile phone
What the *$@# did you say?
What did you say? I couldn't hear you
I ought to get a beeper
I should switch back to using a pager
It be a whole lot cheaper
It would be a lot less expensive
Just throw this cell phone in the lake
I should just toss my mobile phone in the water
I'd really love to call you
I'd really like to speak with you over the phone
But even when I get through
But even when I connect with someone on the phone
It's always what did you say?
It's always hard to hear and understand them
Can anybody hear me?
Is anyone able to hear me?
Or am I just wastin' minutes?
Or am I just wasting my phone's minutes?
I'm in 1500
I have a phone plan with 1500 minutes allotted
750 was my limit
But I've used up 750 of those minutes
Hey, I gotta go
Hey, I have to end this call
I can't hear you anyway
I can't hear you due to the bad signal
I'm on my cell phone
I'm still on my mobile phone
What the *$@# did you say?
I'm sorry, can you repeat that? I couldn't hear you
Oh, the more that I roam
The more I wander off into areas with poor coverage
The more I gotta pay
The more money I have to spend to use my phone in those areas
I'm on my cell phone
I'm still using my mobile phone
What the *$@# did you say?
I'm really sorry but it's hard to hear you over the phone
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Written by: EDWARD MONROE HILL, TONY MARTIN
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