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Bombs are dropping, smoke fills the air
I wanna duck and cover but I've gotta stay out here
Cause I know myself and if I hole up in my room
I'll be consumed by the doom and the gloom
So I call John cause I know he knows sorrow
He says "I'll be in the city tomorrow"
So I go down and I watch him sing
And the way he sings sends a chill right through me
Yeah, and now there's a mountain goat
Precariously balanced on the frog stuck in my throat
It says "Sometimes whispering's ok
But maybe you'd feel better if you screamed today"
The lady took the baby I know she loves the baby
But the baby has a daddy and and his daddy loves him, too
How could she take the baby, maybe she's gone crazy
She won't share, it's not fair, there's nothing I can do
The lady took the baby I know she loves the baby
But the baby has a daddy and and his daddy loves him, too
How could she take the baby, maybe she's gone crazy
She won't share, it's not fair, there's nothing I can do
Tuesday night grandma curled up in my bed
By wednesday morning, my grandma was dead
I was in Charlotte, I took the bus home
Her shoes, watch and teeth were still in my room
And as I lay me down to sleep, I felt her spirit rise up through me
She said "I got to live a long 86 years, dry your tears
I know it's hard but please let go so I can meet your grandpa in the undertow
Chin up, girl, you've gotta be strong and know when you're singing I'm singing along"
The lady took the baby I know she loves the baby
But the baby has a daddy and and his daddy loves him, too
How could she take the baby, maybe she's gone crazy
She won't share, it's not fair, there's nothing I can do
The lady took the baby I know she loves the baby
But the baby has a daddy and and his daddy loves him, too
How could she take the baby, maybe she's gone crazy
She won't share, it's not fair, there's nothing I can do
Little bitty baby, so far away, we hope that you can come home soon
When we're not together, now or ever, always remember I love you
Little bitty baby, so far away, we hope that you can come home soon
When we're not together, now or ever, always remember I love you
I wanna duck and cover but I've gotta stay out here
Cause I know myself and if I hole up in my room
I'll be consumed by the doom and the gloom
He says "I'll be in the city tomorrow"
So I go down and I watch him sing
And the way he sings sends a chill right through me
Precariously balanced on the frog stuck in my throat
It says "Sometimes whispering's ok
But maybe you'd feel better if you screamed today"
But the baby has a daddy and and his daddy loves him, too
How could she take the baby, maybe she's gone crazy
She won't share, it's not fair, there's nothing I can do
But the baby has a daddy and and his daddy loves him, too
How could she take the baby, maybe she's gone crazy
She won't share, it's not fair, there's nothing I can do
By wednesday morning, my grandma was dead
I was in Charlotte, I took the bus home
Her shoes, watch and teeth were still in my room
She said "I got to live a long 86 years, dry your tears
I know it's hard but please let go so I can meet your grandpa in the undertow
Chin up, girl, you've gotta be strong and know when you're singing I'm singing along"
But the baby has a daddy and and his daddy loves him, too
How could she take the baby, maybe she's gone crazy
She won't share, it's not fair, there's nothing I can do
But the baby has a daddy and and his daddy loves him, too
How could she take the baby, maybe she's gone crazy
She won't share, it's not fair, there's nothing I can do
When we're not together, now or ever, always remember I love you
Little bitty baby, so far away, we hope that you can come home soon
When we're not together, now or ever, always remember I love you
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The John she's referring to is John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats.
I think by the 'lady took the baby' she is referring to her sister-in-law and her nephew Skyler. I could be wrong.
i love this song because john darnielle is so beautiful.
"Sometimes whispering's ok But maybe you'd feel better if you screamed today"
the best lines EVER!
I'm pretty sure this song is about one of those parental kidnappings you hear about sometimes, when a parent (the lady) who is divorced or for some other reason doesn't have custody of their child takes the child (the baby) to go live with them (she won't share) without the consent of the court (or the custodial parent), kidnapping them from the other parent (his daddy).
I'm pretty sure this song is about one of those parental kidnappings you hear about sometimes, when a parent (the lady) who is divorced or for some other reason doesn't have custody of their child takes the child (the baby) to go live with them (she won't share) without the consent of the court (or the custodial parent), kidnapping them from the other parent (his daddy).
this is a tough but sensitive song. I think it could strike a chord with alot of people and kids in the world.
beautiful lyrics and melody
if only I understood what the message of the song was...