Rivers stated in an interview that not even he knows what it is about. He likes to keep himself wondering forever about why he wrote it and what it is about. I personally believe that this song is about how some girls are only perfect in certain things, and that they all require some sort of comprom...
[Verse 1]
Oh, she left me there, she left me all alone
Oh, but I don't care, no I don't mind at all
What really happened? I got distracted
I suck at gettin' off the phone
Boy in the bubble sayin' "I love ya"
I should have written her a note
[Chorus]
Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori
When I'm feelin' lonely, I don't want to go (oh oh, oh oh)
Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori
Wish that they would show me, I can't let 'em go (oh oh, oh oh)
[Verse 2]
Oh, she swam away and flexed her mermaid tail
She was out too deep when lightning struck the bay
Good witch or bad witch, God is a woman
I wish I hadn't played the prude
She touched my ankle, Paranoid Android
I felt it in my molecules
[Chorus]
Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori
When I'm feelin' lonely, I don't want to go (oh oh, oh oh)
Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori
Wish that they would show me, I can't let 'em go (oh oh, oh oh)
[Bridge]
Slender and tall, they whisked my worries away
Sweet piano melodies play, feet crushing Sauvignon grapes
I hear them whispering, whispering, out at the pool
Remember when we were only sixteen, you made me believe in God
Oh, but when I finally wake, both girls are gone
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori
When I'm feelin' lonely, I don't want to go (oh oh, oh oh)
Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori
Wish that they would show me, I can't let them go (oh oh, oh oh)
Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori was written by Rivers Cuomo.
Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori was produced by Jake Sinclair.
Weezer released Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori on Fri Apr 01 2016.