You are so precious
I carve you in bone
For all of my efforts, I end up alone
Yeah...

Anything you say, you will always get your way
But tonight my life is your...

I shake and I tremble
I take it you don't
And if you get tired, I'll carry you home
Yeah...

So if by design or by freak accident we end up apart
I will know what you meant
I'll scream and shout,
I'll always feel left out
Oh but tonight my life is your life


And I feel its clear, I was never welcome here
But at least for tonight your mine


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    <font color=#ff0000>Awesome title! :-D</font>

    Harry_Manbackon November 12, 2004   Link
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    Yeah :) This was inspired by a part Guy (the bass player) went to. After much drinking, a local businessman offered Guy his wife for the night, so they wrote a song about it. As you do.

    Redstarradioon February 21, 2006   Link
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    Correction, Guy's the drummer.

    Redstarradioon February 24, 2006   Link
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    Corrected lyrics:

    You are so precious I carve you in bone For all of my efforts, I end up alone Yeah...

    Anything you say, you will always get your way But tonight my life is your life

    I think of tomorrow I take it you don't And if you get tired, I'll carry you home Yeah...

    So if by desire or by freak accident we end up apart I will know what you meant I'll scream and shout, I'll always feel left out Oh but tonight my life is your life

    And I feel its clear, I was never welcome here But at least for tonight your mine, your mine.

    CycloneNimrodon June 08, 2007   Link
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    Corrected lyrics:

    You are so precious I carve you in bone For all of my efforts, I end up alone Yeah...

    Anything you say, you will always get your way But tonight my life is your life

    I think of tomorrow I take it you don't And if you get tired, I'll carry you home Yeah...

    So if by desire or by freak accident we end up apart I will know what you meant I'll scream and shout, I'll always feel left out Oh but tonight my life is your life

    And I feel its clear, I was never welcome here But at least for tonight your mine, your mine.

    CycloneNimrodon June 08, 2007   Link

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