Okkervil River

Whole Wide World

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Whole Wide World Lyrics

	


You'd better wear a dress that covers up that bruise,
how could I refuse your wish that I do that to you?
You'd better take your face from every cloud I see,
how could I have known you'd be so deep inside of me?
 
And this whole wide world isn't wide enough.
And this big bright sun isn't bright enough.
 
You'd better call your brother, say I won't be there,
though when I think of your hair I have to stop the car.
You shouldn't tell them that you've seen my face somewhere,
when I leaned in your direction I leaned much too far.
 
Now this whole wide world isn't wide enough.
And this big bright sun isn't bright enough.
And you could not have lied enough to make me believe.
 
Please will the highway never end?
Some things get broken and they never fix again.
 
You'd better buy your ticket, pay for it yourself.
Here's one for your health and here's one empty window seat.
All crooked, all bloody, I'll take my leave.
All the leaves fall and the turnpike lies in front of me.
 
And this whole wide world isn't wide enough.
And this big bright sun isn't bright enough.
And you could not have lied enough to make me believe
you were telling the truth to me.

	

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planes On Jun 28, 2002

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by MIghtyChorizo

15y ago

"Please will the highway never end?"

Can a life be complete without having felt that at least once?

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by Lyric_riot 15y ago

Couldn't have said it better....

In the metaphorical sense, that is a terrible feeling..bored in a relationship to the point of torture? No scenery? Nothing to shake up the ride?

aaaand in a very literal sense, that is a terrible feeling. 3am driving through rural Illinois coming back to Nashville from Minneapolis....shit fuck shit.

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