Look up, look where you want to be
Look left, look where you left me

I should have known by the ice in his eye
But you warmed me up with your so sweet demise
Nestled in your calculated moon shine

Boy you give good,
Love, plastic love, you're a genuine wannabe
And you got it all up your blue sleeve, your sleeve
Love, plastic love, you're a genuine wannabe
And you got it all up your blue sleeve, but me

Papa oh Papa tonight, Papa oh ill be alright

Look left, look where you want to be
Look up, look where you left me

I should have known by the ice in his eye
But you warmed me with your so sweet demise
Nestled in your calculated moon shine

Boy you give good,
Love, plastic love, you're a genuine wannabe
And you got it all up your blue sleeve, you're sleeve
Love, plastic love, you're a genuine wannabe
And you got it all up your blue sleeve..but me

Papa oh Papa tonight, Papa oh ill be alright


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Papa Lyrics as written by Steve Faulkner David Bowers

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    It's actually "nestled in your calculated moonshine" moonshine meaning like nonsense or bullshit

    I like how mulizah described the part "look up, look where you wanna be..." and how they said that it reverses like first she was left but now shes up because she doesnt need the guy anymore...

    I think this song was about someone using her and that someone being a fake person. They made veryone believe they were a certain person by saying/doing certain things but thats not really who they were and they used her to get where they wanted or whatever but it didnt end up working because shes the one that finally saw through all the bullshit

    megan14on February 23, 2005   Link

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