Football Game
David Lynch Lyrics


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I went down to the football game
Went down to the football game
But I thought
It was really a shame
I saw you
With another man
I saw you
With another man
Saw you
With another man
You'd better learn, baby
I hope you can
Ain't no way
I'm going over now
Ain't no way
Ain't no way
If I'm gonna travel
Gonna make that call
Gonna make that call

I went down to the football game
Went down to the football game
But I thought
It was really a shame
I saw you
With another man
I saw you
With another man
I saw you
With another man
You'd better learn, baby
I hope you can
Ain't no way
I'm going over now
Ain't no way
Ain't no way
I'm gonna come
Gonna make that call




Gonna make that call
With my

Overall Meaning

interpretation of David Lynch's song Football Game, I believe that the lyrics are about a man who goes to a football game in search of his lover, hoping to reconcile with her after some time apart. However, upon his arrival, he sees her with another man, and he is devastated. The lyrics express his disappointment and hurt at seeing her with someone else, as well as his determination to move on from the situation.


The repetition of the line "I saw you with another man" throughout the song highlights the pain and shock that the man is feeling. He clearly cares deeply about his lover, and seeing her with someone else is almost too much for him to bear. However, he also recognizes that he needs to move on from the situation and learn from it. The line "You'd better learn, baby, I hope you can" suggests that he wants his lover to also learn from the situation and move on.


Overall, I interpret the lyrics of Football Game to be about heartbreak and the difficult process of moving on from a lost love. The football game serves as a backdrop for the man's emotional turmoil, enhancing the sense of disappointment and loss that he is experiencing.


Line by Line Meaning

I went down to the football game
The singer went to a football game.


Went down to the football game
Reiteration of the singer going to the football game.


But I thought
However, the singer had a particular thought or feeling about it.


It was really a shame
The artist feels disappointment or regret about something.


I saw you
The artist noticed someone.


With another man
The person the singer noticed was in the company of a man who was not the singer.


I saw you
The singer noticed the same person again.


With another man
The person was still with the same man.


Saw you
The artist saw the same person again.


With another man
The person was still with the same man.


You'd better learn, baby
The singer is giving a warning or advice to someone they know (referred to as 'baby').


I hope you can
The artist expresses hope that the person will heed their warning/advice.


Ain't no way
The singer strongly disagrees with something and is saying it won't happen.


I'm going over now
The singer is not going to cross over to the other side because of the disagreement.


Ain't no way
Reiteration of speaker's strong disagreement.


Ain't no way
Another repetition of speaker's strong disagreement.


If I'm gonna travel
The artist is considering traveling somewhere.


Gonna make that call
Speaker has decided to make a phone call as part of their travel plan.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DAVID K. LYNCH, DEAN JUSTIN HURLEY

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Comments from YouTube:

@paradeToday

I really like how it sounds like he's eating while singing.

@munchdoe7664

Austyn Gillette!

@lolomeji6198

yasss, lov u Austyn!

@xWESTICLESx

It’s David Lynch.

@silversnail1413

Reminds me of Pere Ubu for some reason.

@urbankheki

"Hey, Pinky, what's in your mouth?" - A piece of hot potato, hahaha!

@docholloway

Ain't NO WAY I'm going over now!

@the2ndcoming135

Wrong

@makeithurtful

this song blows my minds. I immediately picture a video consisting of a jealous ex boyfriend seeing his ex at a football game with another man. The video starts showing him seeing her in the crowd, then a fade of her running down the highway with tears on her face, slow motion too. Shes bloody and it ends with him in a motel room in the dark smoking a cigarette.

@96bbeauvallet

bob dylan much

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