This was one of my favorite songs for a long time before I actually read the lyrics. And when I did, I though “What genius”. What he’s saying was exactly how I felt when I listened to the song. The ‘hook’ is what made me love it so much; it didn’t matter what he was saying…

“Hook” – Blues Traveller

It doesn’t matter what I say
So long as I sing with inflection
That makes you feel that I’ll convey
Some inner truth of vast reflection

But I’ve said nothing so far
And I can keep it up for as long as it takes
And it don’t matter who you are
If I’m doing my job then it’s your resolve that breaks

Because the hook brings you back / (The hook brings you back)
I ain’t tellin’ you no lie
The hook brings you back / (The hook brings you back)
On that you can rely

There is something amiss
I am being insincere
In fact I don’t mean any of this
Still my confession draws you near

To confuse the issue I refer
To familiar heroes from long ago
No matter how much Peter loved her
What made the Pan refuse to grow

Was that the hook brings you back / (The hook brings you back)
I ain’t tellin’ you no lie
The hook brings you back / (The hook brings you back)
On that you can rely

Suck it in, suck it in, suck it in
If you’re Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn
Make a desperate move or else you’ll win
And then begin to see
What you’re doing to me
This MTV is not for free
It’s so PC it’s killing me
So desperately I sing to thee of love
Sure but also rage and hate and pain and fear of self
And I can’t keep these feelings on the shelf
I’ve tried
Well, no in fact I lied
Could be financial suicide
But I’ve got too much pride inside to hide
Or slide
I’ll do as I’ll decide
And let it ride until I’ve died
And only then shall I abide this tide
Of catchy little tunes
Of hip three minute ditties
I wanna bust all your balloons
I wanna burn all of your cities to the ground
I’ve found
I will not mess around
Unless I play, then hey
I will go on all day, hear what I say
I have a prayer to pray
That’s really all this was
When I’m feeling stuck and need a buck
I don’t rely on luck because

The hook brings you back / (The hook brings you back)
I ain’t tellin’ you no lie
The hook
On that you can rely