Live & Direct
Sugar Ray feat. KRS‐One Lyrics


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Live and direct
Live and direct

We can go out
Love what we be about
Love what we be about
We can go out
Love what we be about
Love what we be about

We can go out on the weekend
Cause the weekend is free (Stayin Good)
We can off up the deep end if ya thinking of me
We can make it on your old mans money "da dup" "da dup
Never make it on mine "da dup" "da dup")"szzump da)
Dump da dump"
We can make it through the weekend "da dup" "da dup
You believe in me "da dup" "da dup
Your the one that said to me "ya ya ya ya ya"
Your the one that said to me
That we don't regret anymore "whata bye bye bye whata bye bye
Bye what a bye bye bye"
We don't regret anymore "Love what we be about"
We don't regret anymore "Love what we be about"
We can get out on the weekend everybody can see
We can drive off the deep end if you depend on me (Live)
And
Direct

We can make it "da dup" "da dup"
You can make it "da dup" "da dup"
Never make it on time "da dup" "da dup" "szzump da
Dump da dump"

Loose your mind on the weekend "da dup" "da dup"
Off the deep end with me "da dup" "da dup" "da dup" "da dup"
Hey sit down put your money on the ground cause its gonna be a tragedy
"would a bye bye bye
Hey sit down put your money on the ground cause its gonna be a tragedy
"ya ya ya ya ya"
Your the one that said to me
Your the one that said to me
That we don't regret anymore
"ya ya ya ya ya, what a bye bye bye what a bye bye bye what a
Bye bye bye"

We don't regret anymore "Love what we be about"
We don't regret anymore "Love what we be about"
Get it up get it up
Get it up get it up




"get it up get it up"
Its gonna be a tragedy

Overall Meaning

The song "Live & Direct" by Sugar Ray is a lively tune that talks about living life to the fullest without any regrets. The song is mainly about the weekend. The lyrics describe the exciting things that can be done on the weekend, including going out, living life as one pleases, and having fun. The chorus of the song repeats that the singer and the person he is with loves what they are about and are ready to face the weekend without any regrets.


The line "We can make it on your old man's money, never make it on mine" suggests that the singer and the person he is with comes from different social backgrounds. The line further suggests that they are living life and enjoying the weekend together without worrying about financial constraints. The line "Hey sit down put your money on the ground cause it's gonna be a tragedy" seems to be talking about putting money aside in case things go wrong during the fun weekend.


Line by Line Meaning

Live and direct
We're performing right now with energy and enthusiasm


We can go out
Let's leave this place and do something different


Love what we be about
We enjoy our way of life


Cause the weekend is free
We have more time to ourselves on weekends


We can off up the deep end if ya thinking of me
We can do something crazy together if you're willing to try it


We can make it on your old mans money
We can survive on your family's wealth but not on mine


We can make it through the weekend
We can survive the weekend together


You believe in me
You have faith in my abilities


Your the one that said to me
You're the person who suggested this idea


We don't regret anymore
We're not sad about past mistakes


We can get out on the weekend everybody can see
We can publicly have fun and let people see us


We can drive off the deep end if you depend on me
We can do something insane if you trust me


You can make it
You have the ability to succeed


Never make it on time
I'm always running late and I can't change that


Loose your mind on the weekend
Let's forget about everything and go wild over the weekend


Off the deep end with me
Take a chance and go crazy with me


Hey sit down put your money on the ground cause its gonna be a tragedy
Sit down and let's bet some money on something that will most likely end in disaster


Its gonna be a tragedy
What we're about to do will most likely end badly


Get it up get it up
Let's raise the energy and excitement




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARK MCGRATH, STAN FRAZIER, RODNEY SHEPPARD, MURPHY KARGES, CRAIG BULLOCK, JOSEPH MCGINTY "MCG" NICHOL, DAVID KAHNE, LAWRENCE PARKER, SCOTT LAROCK

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rhandhom1

We need more music like this.

Quentin Campbell

One of my favs on this album

Maggie T

Sameeeee er

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Andy

COMPLETE CLASSIC!!!! THIS SONG IS ONE OF THE SUPER UNDER RATED SONGS BY SUGAR RAY, ITS COMPLETE GOLD TO ME, TAKES ME BACK TO WONDERFUL MEMORIES. THE AMAZEMENT AND MAGIC OF MUSIC, STAY YOUNG KIDS; IT GOES WAAAY TOO FAST!!!.

#WEDONTREGRETANYMORE!!!!
#LOVEISWHATWETHINKINBOUT!!!!
#PUTURMONEYONTHEGROUNDCAUSETHERESGONNABEATRAGEDY!!!!!!!

Steve Morrison

Dayummmm

Nathan Farley

The reason I bought this album on vinyl last week

mojostevo

Man, I played the absolute shit out of this cassette in high school.

Steve Morrison

Thas’sick
You ain’t lyin

Matt Hall

Can't believe KRS and Super Cat both did tracks with this band...

Jonathan

Matt Hall money will make a man act funny

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