There's pixies tuggin' at your hair
There's pixies tuggin' at your hair
Your hair

Your picture in my hand
I am at the mercy of your photograph
The halo above your head
Has set ablaze the heavens my angel
It's 3 AM and I am sneakin' out your back door
A goodnight kiss and I am stumblin' to my car

And I never thought
I'd feel this safe again
In a million years
And lyin' next to you,
And hopin' that it's true
And with you I'm truly in my element,
My element with you
And with you I'm truly in my element,
My element with you

And I'm tossin' and turnin'
The candle light's burnin'
And this is all we need,
And this is all we need
And I'm tossin' and turnin'
The candle light's burnin'
This is all we need,
This is all we need tonight, yeah yeah
Tonight, yeah yeah

And I can almost taste the water
As it's runnin' down my chin
And I can almost taste the water
As it's runnin' down my chin


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    it's such a pretty song. i've only heard acoustic versions of all their songs...

    RuthLesson December 22, 2004   Link

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