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Standard Bitter Love Song #1 Lyrics

i'm not going to say what i came over to say to you.
but you were thinking along the same lines
and you let the words come ringing through.

i wouldn't've said that to you.
i wouldn't say it if they paid me to.

you got no manners
you got no manners at all
you got no manners
you got no manners
you got no manners at all
you got no manners

i'm going to try real hard,
but i, i can't believe that you're really going to do it
it's like one of those chinese kites flying in the wind
and then some kid with a shotgun sends a bullet through it.

and i, i came here to say it,
but i've done that before.
but i've never, um, told you that i don't love you anymore.

you got no manners.
you got no manners at all.
you got no manners.
you got no manners.
you got no manners at all.
you got no manners.
you got no manners.
you got no manners at all.
you got no manners.

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shewouldnt On May 08, 2006

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by ABookOnAShelf

17y ago

This may be Standard Bitter Love Song #1 or #2, it's up for debate. He played it live in February, and he sang it like

"you got no manners. you got no manners at all. you got no manners. you got no manners. you got no manners at all. ...And as if he hadn't gotten his point across already, you got no manners. you got no manners. you got no manners at all. you got no manners. "

And it was so damn good. And by good I mean stupid. Which is also good.

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by SubstanceMe 14y ago

Pretty sure it's SBLS#1, I've got a live recording from 2007 and it's labelled as #1.

by akraj 14y ago

oh hey look and he recorded it and put the whole set on youtube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFaW5v_QLtU&feature=player_detailpage#t=2397s

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