Under the Knife

The Rural Alberta Advantage

The end of your aching life,
We're slipping under the knife,
It's never gonna hold us,
Tear us apart when you tears us apart tonight.
The end of your aching life,
They'll straighten your crooked spine up,
And our love grown cold when I'm holding you close tonight.

And the devil's gonna tears us apart,
And the Father's gonna tear us apart,
And our love is gonna hold you tight before it tears us apart tonight.

Whoa, the kids are never right,
Whoa, the kids will never find us,
Whoa, the kid will never fight,
Whoa, they'll never find us.

Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa

My love is gonna hold you tight,
Alone,
My love is gonna hold you tight,
In the cold.
Oh my love is gonna hold you tight.

The end of your aching life,
We'll hold the mistakes real tight,
Never wanna grow and I never wanna grow when I'm holding you close tonight.

Whoa, the kids are never right,
Whoa, the kids will never find us,
Whoa, the kid will never fight,
Whoa, they'll never find us.

Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa


Lyrics submitted by charmin123

Under the Knife Lyrics as written by Nils Edenloff Amy Lynne Cole

Lyrics © Red Brick Music Publishing

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    This song is great.

    I think it's about a mature couple who look back on their life and can say that they still care about each other even more than their children. It's still him and her after all this time.

    Or I could be totally wrong. Haha.

    'the kids'll never find us', what a great line.

    tropixon March 06, 2011   Link

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