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Nothing to You Lyrics
Well my kind's been around forever
And I claim to be one of the few
But the lost cause of words walks away with my nerves
'Cause I'm gay as a choir boy for you
You got hair that recalls me of rivers
Runs softly while you dream of you
But your heart is so cold that it shivers
'Cause that I know is I'm nothing to you
And I followed you into the party
That no one invited me to
But alone I made love to my 40
And played make-believe it was you
But I watched you forget your belongings
And belongings you've got quite a few
I filled up your bag with my longings
And searched through this whole, wide city for you
And we'll walk 'neath the street lamps forever
You'll say you remind me of you
It's so damn cliche that it's clever
It's so fucking false, you think that it's true
'Cause I heard that you forgot that you were (a) lover
And lovers you've got one or two
But you can't tell one from the other
Now, mama, now you're nothing to you
And it's down by the riverside (wasting away)
And it's down by the riverside (beating the clay)
And I claim to be one of the few
But the lost cause of words walks away with my nerves
'Cause I'm gay as a choir boy for you
Runs softly while you dream of you
But your heart is so cold that it shivers
'Cause that I know is I'm nothing to you
That no one invited me to
But alone I made love to my 40
And played make-believe it was you
And belongings you've got quite a few
I filled up your bag with my longings
And searched through this whole, wide city for you
You'll say you remind me of you
It's so damn cliche that it's clever
It's so fucking false, you think that it's true
And lovers you've got one or two
But you can't tell one from the other
Now, mama, now you're nothing to you
And it's down by the riverside (beating the clay)
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i just saw them play this live. holy shit! there was so much motion...so much blood flying from the drums.....so much whiskey breathe
I've seen these guys twice live. They've got a passion behind them uncommon in modern music. Incredible.
I hope they don't swim into the mainstream..
couple of corrections:
'I heard that you forgot that you were (a) lover' is 'I heard that you got you a lover.'
'And it's down by the riverside (beating the clay)' is 'and it's down by the riverside (feet in the clay)'
Plus, TG's have been performing this song with a different third verse. I don't have the energy to transpose the lyrics currently. I'll get to it later...
And I followed you into the party That no one invited me to But alone I made love to my 40 And played make-believe it was you
I'm in looove with that verse~
I also LOVE that verse, makeaplantoloveme, but I like how they do it live too. When I saw them live he sang the last two lines of that as, "but I got so damn drunk and retarded, I fell down the stairs and puked in my shoes." That's pretty fun too.
2Gs kick so much ass. BEST band by far that is currently on Saddle Creek.
now they are really good jaywright but idk about the best band on saddle creek haha. that's going a little too far. i'm seeing this guys august 19th in gainesville and i can not wait!
the whole outro was skipped...
"it's down by the riverside, wasting away, and i'll bid your frail features adieu and it's down by the riverside, feet in the clay, now mama you're nothing to you."
these are the lyrics to the version i have:
"my kind's been around forever and i claim to be one of the few the lost cause of words walks away with my nerves 'cause i'm gay as a choir boy for you
you got hair that recalls me of rivers runs softly while you dream of you but your heart is so cold that it shivers you breathe, but my darling your blood still runs blue
and i followed you into the party that no one invited me to but i turned to the wall before it started to diswatch the mistreat of you
i watched you forget your belongings and belongings you've got quite a few but i filled up your bag with my longings and searched through this whole, wide city for you
but the walls of my childhood must crumble and childhoods i've had quite a few and my love is so blind that it stumbles but now, mama, now it don't trip over you
'cause i heard that you got you a lover and lovers you've got one or two but you can't tell one from the other and now, mama, now you're nothing to you
and it's down by the riverside (wasting away) and it's down by the riverside (beating the clay)
and it's down by the riverside wasting away and i'll watch your frail features adieu and it's down by the riverside, feet in the clay 'cause mama you're nothing to you"
where did you get it from?
where did you get it from?