In this old house, I'm not alone
In a bedroom, a telephone
You made the call and I just stood by
I stripped the sheets and emptied out the sty

And the crowds that light the carnival
Are calling us home, calling us home

And all we want's another voice
To lead us along, lead us along
Lead us along

Even wasting my time with you
Doesn't matter if I think it through
You took the car around the bend
And ran it in the ground, let's pretend

And the crowds that light the carnival
Are calling us home, calling us home

And all we want's another voice
To lead us along, lead us along
Lead us along

I can't
Get out
Of what I'm into
With you

I can't
Get out
Of what I'm into
With you

I can't
Get out
Of what I'm into
With you

I can't
Get out
Of what I'm into
With you


Lyrics submitted by life_aint_chess, edited by rowanl, aneroid

All We Ask Lyrics as written by Edward Droste Christopher Bear

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    its.. "you took the car around ANOTHER benddd.."

    tytytytytyytyyon June 04, 2009   Link

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