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Lonesome Lullaby Lyrics
I listened to the whine for way too long
Time for me to hear a different song
I waited overtime for things to turn around
Tired of waiting for it all to hit the ground
You said you knew all about it
What was right and what was wrong
You pulled the wool over the eyes of everyone
Maybe I was weak when I should have been strong
Chorus:
Cry baby cry, tell me 'bout your lonesome lullaby
Cry baby cry, tell me 'bout your lonesome lullaby
You took me by surprise like a shot in the dark
You showed yourself in your truest light
You saved yourself by saving nobody else
You must have cringed when you heard them tell
Chorus: repeat
You took the wrong turn at the city of dreams
You ended up back where you came from it seems
Back there to where there's nothing else to do
Back there when you can sit and think of only you
Chorus: repeat twice
Time for me to hear a different song
I waited overtime for things to turn around
Tired of waiting for it all to hit the ground
What was right and what was wrong
You pulled the wool over the eyes of everyone
Maybe I was weak when I should have been strong
Cry baby cry, tell me 'bout your lonesome lullaby
Cry baby cry, tell me 'bout your lonesome lullaby
You showed yourself in your truest light
You saved yourself by saving nobody else
You must have cringed when you heard them tell
You ended up back where you came from it seems
Back there to where there's nothing else to do
Back there when you can sit and think of only you
Song Info
Submitted by
kenobi65 On Jun 14, 2002
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Such a great song--melodically and witch respect to chord progressions too. This song is clearly about a narcissist who go their come-uppance. The last two lines of the third and fourth stanzas are particularly nasty. All in all, this is an excellent song off of Zoom, and album that is highly underrated.