Rehab was originally formed as a trio: Steaknife, Danny Alexander, and Brooks Buford. Early on, they released their first album "To Whom It May Consume" produced by Steaknife and Brooks Buford. Soon after, Epic/Sony offered a record deal.
Rehab's major label debut, Southern Discomfort, hit stores in October 2000. With band members Danny Alexander and Brooks, hailing from the city of Warner Robins, south of Macon, Georgia (they dedicated a song to their hometown called "This Town"). Their debut album starts with a skit of them breaking out of a rehabilitation facility. The album went on to sell over 140,000 units, and produced such hits as "Sittin' At A Bar", "It Don't Matter" (Modern Rock Top 20), "Rattle My Cage", and featured such guests as Cee-Lo, Goodie Mob, Steaknife, and Cody Chestnutt.
After 2 years on the road supporting the Vans Warped Tour and playing with bands such as Linkin Park, Danny called it quits over a difference in creative view points.
On July 12, 2005, Rehab re-emerged with a new album "Graffiti the World". The new Rehab was brought together by original band member Danny "Boone" Alexander. Joining him were longtime musicians Mike Hartnett on lead guitar, Hano Leathers on bass, Chris Hood on drums, Foz on rhythm guitar, and DJ Chris Crisis. An additional and unofficial member of the group, though, by the name of Demun Jones often steps in to perform the raps that Brooks once sang. The seven put together new tracks and re-worked old classics with help from local Atlanta producer Billy Hume.
Graffiti the World features the hits "What Do you Want From Me", "Graffiti The World","Last Tattoo" and "This Town" Danny Boone(a virtual musical tour of the groups hometown beginning in the 80's).
In 2008 Rehab decided to undergo a mini-tour focused in the southeast making stops in Georgia, Alabama, Carolina, Tennessee and Florida.
Brooks Buford, after the group's initial separation, went on to record several projects, Straight Outta Rehab, which was never released due to Artista going out of business. He is currently working on a follow-up album titled "Suspicious Package" as well as a side project with Ashley Alan-Lee and Tommy Henriksen called The Audio Club. In late 2005, Brooks went on to host the MTV series Trailer Fabulous and in 2006 the MTV International series "Bustamove".
Steaknife (Denny Campbell) was scheduled to release a CD under Priority Records but was later dropped from the label. Denny has stated that he wasn't very fond of these tracks. He has released an album with friend Lindsay Few titled "Trouble The Water" which is highly religion based. Denny is currently in the studio recording his first full length studio album tentatively titled "White Noize".
The "WhiteNoize" album produced by Steaknife (Denny Campbell and Soulful-I (Jared Adair)) has been released on their myspace page under the user name of "snowblindwhitenoize". Steaknife is currently working with Danny "Boone" Alexander and Brooks Buford, the original members of Rehab on a new album scheduled to come out sometime in April, as is Soulfuli on his own solo album called "Head high"
Universal Republic Records signed the Warner Robins mash-up group in May 2008 and will be releasing the band's 2005 independent release, Graffiti The World, later in the spring with 3 additional never-before-heard tracks.
A short west coast September tour with Pop Rock and Country crossover artist Kid Rock, and a new video release of their newly titled "Bartender song" formerly known as "Sittin at a bar" which was recorded with Country Superstar Hank Williams Jr.
Their newly released video can be found posted and played on CMT's Top 20 Countdown show staring Lance Smith and can also be found on MTV's website along with the brief overview and history of the band.
Bartender Song
Rehab Lyrics
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Broke my parole to have a good time
When I got home it was 6 am
The door was locked so I kicked it in
She was trippin' on the bills
I think she was high on some pills
She threw my shit out into the yard
Then she called me a bum and slapped me real hard
And now I'm sittin' here, talkin' to you, drunk and on the run
I'm sittin' at a bar on the inside
Waitin' for my ride on the outside
She broke my heart in the trailer park
So I jacked the keys to her f**kin' car
Crashed that piece of shit and stepped away
You know I'll probably get ten years
So just give me beers til' they get here
Yeah I know the sun is comin' up and ya'll are probably gettin' ready for closin' up
But I'm tryin' to drown my soul I'm tired of this life on a dirt road
And everything that I love is gone and I'm tired of hangin' on
She got me sittin' at a bar on the inside waitin' for my ride on the outside
She stole my heart in the trailer park so I jacked the keys to her f**kin' car
Crashed that piece of shit and stepped away
I guess it was meant to be
Romance is misery
So much for memories
And now I'm headed for the penitentiary
See me on tv
The next cop series I am danger
I guess I shoulda' did somethin' 'bout my anger
But I never learned
Real things that don't concern I pour kerosene on everything
I love to watch it burn
You know it's my fault but I wasn't happy it was over
She threw a fit so I crashed that piece of shit
And now I'm goin' back again
Back to the pen to see my friends
And when we all pile out that county van
They're gonna ask me where I've been
I've been at a bar on the inside
And I'm waitin' for my ride on the outside
She stole my heart in the trailer park so I jacked the keys to her f**kin' car
Crashed that piece of shit and then stepped away
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Well I'm sittin' at a bar on the inside
And I'm waitin' on my ride on the outside
You know I crashed that piece of shit
And then I stepped away
Yeah, I stepped away
You know I crashed that piece of shit
And then I stepped away...
The lyrics of Rehab's song "Bartender" tells the story of a man who has gone off the rails, breaking his parole to spend the night out and coming home to find his girlfriend angry at his behavior, becoming physical with him, and throwing his belongings outside. In a drunken stupor, he steals her car and crashes it, setting off a chain of events that lead to him ending up in prison. The singer seems to be regretful of his actions and is trying to numb his pain with alcohol, waiting at a bar for his ride to come.
The song paints a grim picture of the singer's life, which seems to be going nowhere fast. He admits to being at fault for his actions, but blames his anger for his behavior. He also reveals that he is tired of hanging on to things that he loves, implying that he has lost everything in his life that is worth living for. The song is also a commentary on the cycle of addiction and crime that many people find themselves caught up in, unable to break free.
Line by Line Meaning
Bartender I really did it this time
I admit that I have messed up and done something wrong again.
Broke my parole to have a good time
I violated my parole just for some enjoyment.
When I got home it was 6 am
I got back home very early in the morning.
The door was locked so I kicked it in
I forcefully broke the door to enter my house.
She was trippin' on the bills
She was upset about the bills and expenses.
I think she was high on some pills
It seemed like she was on drugs.
She threw my shit out into the yard
She threw my belongings out in the yard.
Then she called me a bum and slapped me real hard
She insulted me and hit me with her hand.
And in my drunken' stuper I did what I shoulda' never done
Due to my drunken state, I did something that I shouldn't have.
And now I'm sittin' here, talkin' to you, drunk and on the run
Currently, I am running away and talking to you while being drunk.
I'm sittin' at a bar on the inside
I am sitting inside a bar.
Waitin' for my ride on the outside
Waiting outside for my ride to come.
She broke my heart in the trailer park
She caused me a lot of emotional pain while in the trailer park.
So I jacked the keys to her f**kin' car
I stole her car keys.
Crashed that piece of shit and stepped away
I intentionally crashed her car and left the scene.
You know I'll probably get ten years
I will likely receive a ten year sentence.
So just give me beers til' they get here
Please give me beer to drink until my sentence arrives.
Yeah I know the sun is comin' up and ya'll are probably gettin' ready for closin' up
I am aware that it's morning, and the bartender is preparing to close the bar.
But I'm tryin' to drown my soul I'm tired of this life on a dirt road
I am attempting to forget and escape from the pain of my life on the dirt road.
And everything that I love is gone and I'm tired of hangin' on
I have lost the things that I care about and I am exhausted from trying to hold on.
I guess it was meant to be
Perhaps this was my destiny.
Romance is misery
Love is painful.
So much for memories
All of the memories have been ruined.
And now I'm headed for the penitentiary
I am on my way to jail.
See me on tv
You may see me on TV.
The next cop series I am danger
I will be the dangerous character on the next cop TV show.
I guess I shoulda' did somethin' 'bout my anger
I should have controlled my anger better.
But I never learned
I never learned how to control it.
Real things that don't concern I pour kerosene on everything
I make everything worse by causing chaos unnecessarily.
I love to watch it burn
I enjoy watching everything go up in flames.
You know it's my fault but I wasn't happy it was over
I acknowledge that it was my fault, but I was unhappy that it ended.
She threw a fit so I crashed that piece of shit
She got angry and upset, so I intentionally crashed her car.
And now I'm goin' back again
I am going back to jail.
Back to the pen to see my friends
I will see my friends in jail.
And when we all pile out that county van
When we exit the police van together.
They're gonna ask me where I've been
They will question where I have been.
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
No specific meaning, just background noise.
Well I'm sittin' at a bar on the inside
I am currently sitting inside a bar.
And I'm waitin' on my ride on the outside
I am waiting for my ride to arrive outside.
You know I crashed that piece of shit
I intentionally damaged her car.
And then I stepped away
And then I left the scene of the accident.
Yeah, I stepped away
I made sure to leave and not get caught.
You know I crashed that piece of shit
I admit again that I intentionally damaged her car.
And then I stepped away...
And then I got away before getting caught.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: JERRY D. CHESTNUT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@MonkeyBoo
Ricky from Trailor Park Boys?
@jkanoy9443
lmao
@TwistedTornsTirade
+MonkeyBoo lmfao now that you mention it yea!
@thealphamoonchild5305
I was just thinking that
@Krissy_Bunnie
I was just gonna say that
@africangreyfan
New season he goes back to jail
@ddamianforeman8803
That is the single most unexpected Danny Trejo I have ever seen.
@zzzz-fk8ce
this is literally the most expected danny trejo ever.
@hootiehootheblowphish4109
You should see when he popped up on Karate Combat
@FirstLast-dh8ks
they reused a 2 second clip like 5 times