Toss up
So you'll fall asleep
Cooked you dinner
But you would not eat
Your sharp mouth forgets when you swore
God damn, you wouldn't do it again
But I
Bend back
With an eye
For love
And I take it on the chin
And then I patch you up

But all these years, my feet asleep
Move them around
That they might breathe
And oh, so little time
I have gone old
This shock
This shock and awe

Come back to see me
I know they have a rainy season
Come back to see me
I know they have a rainy season

You
You are mine
So I never would mind
I work my arms so hard
Just to give you an airplane ride


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    Talk soft so you fall asleep Cooked you dinner but you would not eat Your sharp mouth forgets when You swore goddamn you wouldn’t do it again And I bend back With an eye full of mud And I take it on the chin And then I patch you up

    All these years my feet asleep Move them around that they might breathe Oh so little time I have gone old This shop, this shop And all it owns

    Come back to see me I know they have a rainy season Come back to see me I know they have a rainy season You, you are mine So I never would mind I work my arms so hard Just to give you an airplane ride

    all their lyrics are posted on their website.

    geans418on November 14, 2009   Link

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