She Wanted to Leave

Ween

Three men is all they were.
Three men out at sea.
Three men came aboard my ship and took my true love from me.
I couldn't believe
She wanted to leave
She wanted to leave.

I loved you so long.
Since you were a child.
I've cared for your every need.
I've tried to make you smile.
And all the while
You wanted to leave
You wanted to leave.

Go gather the guns.
We'll blast them at sea.
She begged for me not to shoot,
"For my true love is here with me."
I've never loved thee
Now I must leave
Now I must leave.

So go fetch a bottle of rum dear friends and fill up my glass to the rim.
For I'm not the man I used to be
Now I'm one of them.


Lyrics submitted by sais, edited by teffjweedy, teffjweeedy

She Wanted to Leave Lyrics as written by Michael Melchiondo Aaron Freeman

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    ween = amazing

    i love their use of 3/8 [or 6/8, u know what i mean] timings.

    i think the song was about a girl leaving the narrator for another man, and the narrator realizing that it is what she wanted, and not to take the normal response of "kicking his ass".

    hits close to home...beautiful song

    deadcow666on October 28, 2007   Link

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