This House Is Not for Sale

Ryan Adams

Tell them that the house is not for sale
We're still living here
How come nobody can tell?
They're taking all the furniture
Moving our things
Come on little honey, put your head on my knee
Tell them that the house is not for sale

And calm down.
Calm down.

Do you remember when we even bought this thing?
I danced you across the wooden floor
And you signed the lease
What happened in the car that night?
What happened in the car that night?
Tell them that the house is not for sale
Calm down.

Tell them that the house is not for sale
We can grab a couple sheets and give them quite a scare
I remember lying on the bedroom floor
You were holding me honey, shaking my soul
Tell them that the house is not for sale
And Calm down

Calm down


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    About a couple that bought a house together then died in a car accident.

    Paging Beetlejuice!

    heidi effin fleisson September 27, 2004   Link

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