Hate to Say I Told You So Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Do what I want 'cause I can and if I don't because I wanna
Be ignored by the stiff and the bored because I'm gonna
Spit and retrieve 'cause I give and receive because I wanna
Gonna get through your head what the mystery man said because I'm gonna

[Chorus]
Hate to say I told you so
Alright, come on
Do believe I told you so

[Verse 2]
Now it's all out and you know 'cause I wanted to
Turn my back on the rot that's been planning the plot because I'm gonna
No need for me to wait because I wanna
No need two, three too late because I'm gonna

[Chorus]
Hate to say I told you so
Alright, come on
Do believe I told you so

[Verse 3]
Do what I please, gonna spread the disease because I wanna
Gonna call all the shots for the no's and the nots because I wanna
Yeah!
[Outro]
Ask me once I'll answer twice
'Cause what I know I'll tell because I wanna
Sound device and lots of ice
I'll spell my name out loud because I wanna
Oh yeah!

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“Hate To Say I Told You So” is a song by The Hives. It appears on the band’s second album, Veni Vidi Vicious. The song is widely successful, appearing on the soundtracks for Boyhood, Spider Man, Nitro Circus, and more. It has also been included in various charts, like the “150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years”.

“Hate to Say I Told You So” was ranked #244 on Pitchfork’s list of the top 500 songs of 2000-2009.

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