I Do

Album

Firecracker

Label

Geffen Records

Genre

-Pop

Composer(s)

Lisa Loeb

Entered Chart

Nov 1, 1997

Peak Date

Feb 7, 1998

Released

October 14, 1997

Recorded

Studio Various (New York City, Los Angeles)

Catalog #

Geffen 19416

B-Side

"Jake" (alternative version)

In our interview with Lisa Loeb, the singer/songwriter explained: "'I Do' is a song that people often tell me they relate to as a relationship song, but it was written like a number of other songs I've heard have been written: about the record company asking for more music. When I felt like my record was done, they wanted to hear a single. And the song was, 'You don't hear it, but I do. When I'm done with thinking, then I'm done with you.' It's like, you know what? I'm fed up with you. I was fed up with the record company. 'When I'm done with crying, then I'm done with you.' And I was using some really straightforward lyrics, like 'When I'm done with crying,' I wasn't literally crying over the record company. But it just seemed really easy to sing, and I was trying to write something that was not so wordy, and not so poetic. Something that was really straightforward that people could understand when they heard it immediately. 'Everybody feels this way sometime,' da da da da da, 'I do. You don't hear it, but I do.' Literally, the record company said they didn't hear a single. And it was so annoying, because they had already told me they did, and then here they were coming back saying that they didn't. I guess a relationship with a record company is somewhat of a relationship, although you put up with things with a record company that you would never put up with in a relationship. That's what that song started as, but I'm sure I probably took things from real relationship issues."

When I'm done with thinking
Then I'm done with you
And when I'm done with crying
And then I'm done with you
When I feel so tired
Then I'm done with you
You know, everybody feels this way sometimes
Everybody feels this way
And I do
You can't hear it, but I do
You can't hear it, but I do
You're trying to convince me
That what I've done's not right
And I get so frustrated
I stay up every night
You ask me for an answer
And I'm so tired and I'm up in the air, I'm up in the air
You know, everybody feels this way sometimes
Everybody feels this way
And I do
You can't hear it, but I do
You can't hear it, but I'm feeling this way
Just because you say
I will be ignored and I will be denied
And I could be erased, I could be brushed aside
And I will get scared and I will get shoved down
But I feel like I do because you push me around
I'm starting to ignore you
Now, I doubted you so long
I'm tired of over-thinking
I know you don't belong
Now I'm asking questions
No one pushes me around
You know, everybody feels this ways sometimes
Everybody feels this way
And I do
You can't hear it, but I do
You don't seem angry, but I do
I do
I do
I do
You don't seem angry, but I do
You don't hear it, but I do
I, I do
You can't hear it, but I do
I do
You don't seem angry, but I do
I do
You don't hear it, but I do