This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Early September and the kids start school
Leaves are floating in the swimming pool
I wish I had a proper reason to cry
A reason not so abstract
More like a broken clause in a contract
All those things you're supposed to do
I could have done them if I had you
You could have made me a righteous citizen
I could have made all those right decisions
But now I don't know who my friend is
Can you tell me Rocky Dennis
Now I don't know who my friend is
Can you tell me Rocky Dennis
Mama told me I was born a lion
Mama told me I was born with a belly to lie on
Mama told me I was born a liar
Mama told me I was born with a heart to rely on
But now I don't know who my friend is
Can you tell me Rocky Dennis
Now I don't know who my friend is
Can you tell me Rocky Dennis
Can you tell me, can you tell me tonight ooohohh ohooo
Oooh tonight
Can you tell me tonight
Leaves are floating in the swimming pool
I wish I had a proper reason to cry
A reason not so abstract
More like a broken clause in a contract
All those things you're supposed to do
I could have done them if I had you
You could have made me a righteous citizen
I could have made all those right decisions
But now I don't know who my friend is
Can you tell me Rocky Dennis
Now I don't know who my friend is
Can you tell me Rocky Dennis
Mama told me I was born a lion
Mama told me I was born with a belly to lie on
Mama told me I was born a liar
Mama told me I was born with a heart to rely on
But now I don't know who my friend is
Can you tell me Rocky Dennis
Now I don't know who my friend is
Can you tell me Rocky Dennis
Can you tell me, can you tell me tonight ooohohh ohooo
Oooh tonight
Can you tell me tonight
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Rocky Dennis' Farewell Song Lyrics as written by Jens Martin Lekman
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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An absolute treat. Jens Lekman knows how to write a great song.
you're right, jens is like a mouthful of your favorite candies. AD, wanna petition for a movie!?!? :D
Absolutely. I'm seeing him at the end of July. It shall be a wonderful time.
I think the line is actually "maybe they just care about their dollars." In Jens' Scandinavian inflection, that would more or less rhyme with "colors." Also, beautiful song. I like how he tries to "explain the ocean," which probably means both the actual ocean and the deep field of feelings he has for her, but he can't make her understand.
This song is based on the movie "Mask" starring Eric Stoltz and Cher.
us.imdb.com/title/tt0089560/
Rocky Dennis is the name of the main character who suffers from a physical deformity. He falls in love with a blind girl at summer camp who can't see what he looks like. There is a really touching scene where he tries to explain colors to her through feelings and temperatures.
Hence, "daughters."
Well the movie is actually based on a true story about an American boy born Roy L. Dennis in 1961. He was born with an incurable bone disease called craniodiaphyseal dysplasia also commonly known better as Liontitus.
The disease causes build ups of calcium onto the skull causing massive facial disfiguration and drastically shortening life expectancy. Thus the boy rocky dennis only lived till he was 16.
In any case the song is beautiful. cheers
its definitely "dollars", i listened to this song on maximum volume about 20 times today.
"Cause some day I'll be stuffed in some museum Scaring little kids With the inscription carpe diem Something I never did"
ahh how i love jens.
beautiful, beautiful. One of my favourites. There's only one thing bothering me... who/what is Bulldozer?