Toss up
So you'll fall asleep
Cooked you dinner
But you would not eat
Your sharp mouth forgets when you swore
God damn, you wouldn't do it again
But I
Bend back
With an eye
For love
And I take it on the chin
And then I patch you up

But all these years, my feet asleep
Move them around
That they might breathe
And oh, so little time
I have gone old
This shock
This shock and awe

Come back to see me
I know they have a rainy season
Come back to see me
I know they have a rainy season

You
You are mine
So I never would mind
I work my arms so hard
Just to give you an airplane ride


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    i read that this is a song thao wrote for her mother.

    it's a fantastic song!

    backyon February 03, 2007   Link
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    asterisks are edits to the actual words

    talked soft so you'll fall asleep cooked you dinner but you would not eat your sharp mouth forgets when you swore god damn, you wouldn't do it again but i bend back with an eye full of mud and i take it on the chin and then i patch you up

    Chorus:

    but all these years, my feet asleep move them around that they might breathe and oh, so little time i have, i have gone old this shock this shock and awe

    come back to see me i know they have a rainy season come back to see me i know they have a rainy season

    you you are mine so i never would mind i work my arms so hard just to give you an airplane ride

    Chorus

    bigmikeymikeon February 10, 2008   Link
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    Talk soft so you fall asleep Cooked you dinner but you would not eat Your sharp mouth forgets when You swore goddamn you wouldn’t do it again And I bend back With an eye full of mud And I take it on the chin And then I patch you up

    All these years my feet asleep Move them around that they might breathe Oh so little time I have gone old This shop, this shop And all it owns

    Come back to see me I know they have a rainy season Come back to see me I know they have a rainy season You, you are mine So I never would mind I work my arms so hard Just to give you an airplane ride

    all their lyrics are posted on their website.

    geans418on November 14, 2009   Link
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    This song is about Thao's relationship with her mother, from the perspective of her mother.

    squarenedon December 29, 2009   Link

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