Devendra Banhart

The Good Red Road

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The Good Red Road Lyrics

It ain't hard to adore you
Drag you into my town
Put your guard down, explore you
And I'll always be around
I want to live in Jamaica
Yeah I wanna live in Jamaica
...let your hair down
How'd they get their nose
...let your hair down...
I'm in love with an anchor
I can floss with her tail
She's the island above me
And I can tell, I can tell
When you nally break my legs
And I can never leave the house again
Then I'll finally love you
And we can have some kids

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2005-06-24 04:33:44

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by bon_oeuf

19y ago

I always thought it was 'how'd they get there, who knows?'

makes sense to me

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by t4pyro

19y ago

This is my favourite off the album. I love the child-like noise he makes after "we can have some kids" along with his laugh. Its so sincere its crazy. Such a good song.

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by slinkstersars

19y ago

love it

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