The band's website once noted Cracker as "The only band to ever open for both Grateful Dead and Ramones," a unique distinction which is also indicative of the band's sound and style. Cracker comfortably mixes influences and sounds ranging from classic country music, psychedelia, punk and folk into their brand of "Americana" style rock.
Lowery and Hickman are inalterable constants. The band continues to tour (as a full band, and also as the "Cracker acoustic duo").
Everybody Gets One For Free
Cracker Lyrics
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Yeah she was pretty hot
She gave me her number
But that's all I got
Everybody gets one, everybody gets one for free
Everybody gets one, everybody 'cept for me
About the United Nations
Had to use imagination
She was talking about reincarnation
Everybody gets one, everybody gets one for free
Everybody gets one, everybody 'cept for me
Stayed up all night drinking
When I should've been home
Had a vision of the blessed virgin
Butt now I'm not sure at all
Everybody gets one, everybody gets one for free
Everybody gets one, everybody 'cept for me
Miguel Urbiztondo
Backstage New Year's Eve
When the policeman came to look for him
He said "What the fuck do you know?"
Everybody gets one, everybody gets one for free
Everybody gets one, everybody 'cept for me
She from the Inland Empire
Her dad was an umpire
Her mama was a go-go dancer
Everybody got in for free
Everybody gets one, everybody gets one for free
Everybody gets one, everybody 'cept for me
I know that our last record
Didn't do very well
But now we're back on the block
With our freedom rock?
Everybody gets one, everybody gets one for free
Everybody gets one, everybody 'cept for me
The Montreal policeman
Wouldn't get off his ass
So all your shit was stolen
What's the matter with that?
Everybody gets one, everybody gets one for free
Everybody gets one, everybody 'cept for me
I got a yellow carnation
I got some Kevlar pants
I got a new American Century
Do the freedom-hater's dance
Everybody gets one, everybody gets one for free
Everybody gets one, everybody 'cept for me
I was driving in my car
It was filled up with yams
For no obvious reason
That's just who I am
Everybody gets one, everybody gets one for free
Everybody gets one, everybody 'cept for me
Everybody gets one, everybody gets one for free
Everybody gets one, everybody 'cept for me
Last call
Find the one
Everybody gets one
Everybody gets one 'cept for me
Everybody gets one 'cept for me
'cept for me
The lyrics to Cracker's "Everybody Gets One For Free" are filled with absurd and seemingly disconnected stories and lines. The song starts with the singer talking to a waitress and asking for her number, but not getting any further than that. The chorus repeats the line "Everybody gets one, everybody gets one for free, everybody 'cept for me." This can be interpreted as the singer feeling like he's missing out on something that everyone else is getting. The second verse talks about a conversation with the waitress about the United Nations and reincarnation, again seeming somewhat disconnected.
The third verse describes a night of drinking and seeing a vision of the "blessed virgin," but not being sure of its reality. The fourth verse references a man named Miguel Urbiztondo who was being sought after by the police. In the fifth verse, the singer talks about a woman from the Inland Empire who had a father who was an umpire and a mother who was a go-go dancer. Again, the chorus repeats the line "Everybody gets one, everybody gets one for free, everybody 'cept for me."
The rest of the song continues with more seemingly random stories, including the fact that their last record didn't do well, a Montreal policeman not doing his job leading to theft, having a yellow carnation and Kevlar pants, and driving around with a car full of yams for no reason. The song ends with the repeated line of "Everybody gets one, everybody gets one for free, everybody 'cept for me."
Overall, the lyrics of the song can be interpreted in many different ways, but it seems to be commenting on feelings of isolation and missing out on something that everyone else seems to be experiencing.
Line by Line Meaning
I talk to the waitress
Yeah she was pretty hot
She gave me her number
But that's all I got
I had a conversation with the waitress who was attractive and she gave me her number, but there were no interactions beyond that.
Everybody gets one, everybody gets one for free
Everybody gets one, everybody 'cept for me
Everyone else gets opportunities or benefits, but not me.
Started a conversation
About the United Nations
Had to use imagination
She was talking about reincarnation
I initiated a conversation about the United Nations, but it was difficult to communicate since she was discussing reincarnation instead.
Stayed up all night drinking
When I should've been home
Had a vision of the blessed virgin
Butt now I'm not sure at all
I drank all night instead of going home, and had a vision of the blessed virgin, but now I am unsure of what I saw.
Miguel Urbiztondo
Backstage New Year's Eve
When the policeman came to look for him
He said "What the fuck do you know?"
During New Year's Eve, a policeman searched for Miguel Urbiztondo backstage, and he questioned the reason for the search.
She from the Inland Empire
Her dad was an umpire
Her mama was a go-go dancer
Everybody got in for free
A woman from the Inland Empire had a father who was an umpire and a mother who was a go-go dancer, and everyone could attend the event without paying.
I know that our last record
Didn't do very well
But now we're back on the block
With our freedom rock?
Our previous album wasn't successful, but we are now returning with a new album.
The Montreal policeman
Wouldn't get off his ass
So all your shit was stolen
What's the matter with that?
A Montreal policeman didn't bother to get up from his seat, and someone's belongings got stolen, but no action was taken.
I got a yellow carnation
I got some Kevlar pants
I got a new American Century
Do the freedom-hater's dance
I have a yellow carnation, Kevlar pants, and a new American Century, and I am performing a freedom-hater's dance.
I was driving in my car
It was filled up with yams
For no obvious reason
That's just who I am
I was driving in my car, and it was filled with yams for no apparent reason, but that's just who I am.
Last call
Find the one
Everybody gets one
Everybody gets one 'cept for me
Everybody gets one 'cept for me
'cept for me
Closing time has come, and everyone else gets a chance to find someone, except for me.
Contributed by Cooper M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.