My darling Clementine, you know I love you
My darling Clementine, you know I do
I bless and curse the day I found you
I wonder why
I get lost in the wonderland around you

But you're always welcome here
I keep love handy, I keep it near
And I take note of all of your witty reposts
And I follow with the famous quotes and
and when i say I care, i think i really mean it

She's got the money, and she
She's moving on
She's thinking on
She's thinking on all the good advice
Because there's always good advice

The man with the golden arm rarely deals a joker
But he kept two aside, just for you
He burnt your fingers in the fire
Oww



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    Clementine = Crack ?

    daveygabcon June 06, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    Not every song he writes is about drugs!

    MissMackon July 25, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    In think this song is about Carl and/or Kate. People he loves, but feels betrayed by. Kate because people advise her to dump him, and Carl because he usurped him from the Libs.

    MissMackon August 17, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    And I take note of all of your witty reposts And I follow with the famous quotes and

    right im probably really wrong but u know the days when pete kept like an online forum diary sort of thing? well maybe the top line is like someone sending "witty reposts" and then he writes back with famous quotes. andalso

    She's got the money, and she She's moving on She's thinking on She's thinking on all the good advice Because there's always good advice

    kate moss cos obviously shes got money and everyone gave her advice to leave him

    kloklopopson May 17, 2008   Link
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    My Interpretation

    Whilst the song is not necessarily about drug use - it does reference a famous film about heroin: "The man with the golden arm rarely deals a joker' - A famous film released in 1955 about morphine addiction had the title "The man with the golden arm". This line is a wonderful display of Pete's song writing skills as to most people this would probably go unnoticed.

    swifthandson February 16, 2009   Link

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