Asshole
Denis Leary
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[Spoken] Folks, I'd like to sing a song about the American Dream. About me. About you. The way our American hearts beat down in the bottom of our chests. About the special feeling we get in the cockles of our hearts, Maybe below the cockles, maybe in the sub-cockle area. Maybe in the liver. Maybe in the kidneys. Maybe even in the colon, We don't know. I'm just a regular Joe with a regular job I'm your average white suburbanite slob I like football and porno and books about war I've got an average house with a nic hardwood floor My wife and my job, my kids and my car My feet on my table, and a Cuban cigar But sometimes that just ain't enough to keep a man like me interested (Oh no) No Way (Uh-uh) No, I've gotta go out and have fun At someone else's expense (Oh yeah) Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah I drive really slow in the ultrafast lane While people behind me are going insane I'm an asshole (He's an asshole, what an asshole) I'm an asshole (He's an asshole, such an asshole) I use public toilets and piss on the seat I walk around in the summertime saying, "How about this heat?" I'm an asshole (He's an asshole, what an asshole) I'm an asshole (He's the world's biggest asshole) Sometimes I park in handicapped spaces While handicapped people make handicapped faces I'm an asshole (He's an asshole, what an asshole) I'm an asshole (He's a real fucking asshole) Maybe I shouldn't be singing this song Ranting and raving and carrying on Maybe they're right when they tell me I'm wrong Naaaah! I'm an asshole (He's an asshole, what an asshole) I'm an asshole (He's the world's biggest asshole) [Spoken] You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac El Dorado convertible, Hot pink with whaleskin hub caps and all leather cow interior and big brown baby seal eyes for headlights, yeah! And I'm gonna drive around in that baby at 115mph getting one mile per gallon, sucking down quarter pounder cheese burgers from McDonald's in the old-fashioned non-biodegradable styrofoam containers and when I'm done sucking down those grease ball burgers, I'm gonna wipe my mouth with the American flag and then I'm gonna toss the styrofoam container right out the side and there ain't a God damned thing anybody can do about it. YOu know why? Because we got the bombs, that's why. [Spoken] Two words. Nuclear fucking weapons, okay?! Russia, Germany, Romania - they can have all the Democracy they want. They can have a big democracy cake-walk right through the middle of Tiananmen square and it won't make a lick of difference because we've got the bombs, okay?! John Wayne's not dead - he's frozen. And as soon as we find the cure for cancer we're gonna thaw out the duke and he's gonna be pretty pissed off. You know why? Have you ever taken a cold shower? Well multiple that by 15-million times, that's how pissed off the Duke's gonna be. I'm gonna get the Duke and John Cassavetes... (Hey) and Lee Marvin (Hey) and Sam Pekinpah (Hey) And a case of Whiskey and drive down to Texas... (Hey, you know you really are an asshole) Why don't you just shut-up and sing the song pal! I'm an asshole (He's an asshole, what an asshole) I'm an asshole (He's the world's biggest asshole) A-S-S-H-O-L-E Everybody! A-S-S-H-O-L-E [Barking] Arf Arf Arf Arf Arf Arf Arf Fung achng tum a fung tum a fling chum Oooh Oooh [Spoken] I'm an asshole and proud of it!
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Written by: CHRIS PHILLIPS, DENIS LEARY
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12 facts about this song
Genre Classification"Asshole" by Denis Leary is primarily considered a comedy song, due to its humorous and satirical content.
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Date of ReleaseThe song was released in October 1993, as part of Leary's stand-up comedy album, "No Cure for Cancer."
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Album Performance"No Cure for Cancer" peaked at number 84 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it one of the more successful comedy albums of the 1990s.
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Chart Performance"Asshole," though notorious, managed to reach number 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia.
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Live PerformancesDenis Leary has performed the song "Asshole" at several awards shows, including the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards, where it was met with a strong audience response.
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Popular Culture InfluenceLeary's song has been featured in a number of movies and TV shows, including the TV show "Rescue Me," in which Leary also starred.
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Music VideoIts music video was widely popular and featured Leary, dressed as a stereotypical American cowboy, making fun of American culture.
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ControversyThe song has generated some controversy due to its use of explicit language and taboo themes.
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OriginThe song was inspired by a rant that Leary did in his stand-up routine about how he wished he could be an asshole.
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Songwriting CreditAlthough Denis Leary is credited with writing the song, there's long-running controversy over whether he stole some of the material from fellow comedian Louis C.K.
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Non-US PopularityThe song was especially popular in Australia and UK, becoming a top 10 hit in both countries in 1993.
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LegacyThe song "Asshole" continues to be popular and widely recognized more than 25 years after its release, indicating its lasting cultural impact.
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