[Intro] I was hooked on Fonix… Before I learned to read… Every word looked different… But every song believed… [Verse 1] I’m still sounding it out… After all these years… Every silent letter… Still brings me to tears… [Chorus] Hooked on Fonix… You never let me down… Hooked on Fonix… You never let me down… Even if I still spell… "Restaurant"... wrong. (Still spell it wrong) (Hooked on Fonix) [Verse 2] Thought epitome Was epi-tome Met hyperbole And stayed at home Segue looked like It should be seg Then quinoa showed up... I just shook my head [Bridge] They said, "Just learn the rules." I said, "Okay, that's fair." At first it was easy... Until the exceptions outnumbered the rules. [Final Chorus] Hooked on Fonix… You never let me down… Hooked on Fonix… You never let me down… Even if I still spell… "Restaurant"... wrong. (Still spell it wrong) (Hooked on Fonix) [lone guitar] [spoken in a whisper, mood is sad] They said hooked on phonics worked for them. But they never mentioned all of the exceptions. [guitar slows down and fades]
