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Hey, pass the ball
Why do you run it in circles?
Waves crash the wall
Soon enough all your hard work will fail
Wait, hold the phone
I don't know if I can take this
Leave me alone
I don't know if I can make this work
See, I know I'm lost and lonely
Please go slow; I'm one and only
I need to think
'Cause now I've got everyone wondering
Pass me a drink
Last, but not least, and my virtue's gone
Lend me a hand
I think I could walk if you help me
Please understand
If I could talk, I would tell you why
See, I know I'm lost and lonely
Please go slow; I'm one and only
Only one
All or none
My heart's done
Weighs a ton
Hold me a while
Tell me you'll never be leaving
I'll walk the mile
Seeing but not quite believing you
See, I know I'm lost and lonely
Please go slow; I'm one and only
See, I know I'm lost and lonely (See, I know I'm lost and lonely)
Please go slow; I'm one and only (Please go slow; I'm one and only)...
Why do you run it in circles?
Waves crash the wall
Soon enough all your hard work will fail
I don't know if I can take this
Leave me alone
I don't know if I can make this work
Please go slow; I'm one and only
'Cause now I've got everyone wondering
Pass me a drink
Last, but not least, and my virtue's gone
I think I could walk if you help me
Please understand
If I could talk, I would tell you why
Please go slow; I'm one and only
All or none
My heart's done
Weighs a ton
Tell me you'll never be leaving
I'll walk the mile
Seeing but not quite believing you
Please go slow; I'm one and only
See, I know I'm lost and lonely (See, I know I'm lost and lonely)
Please go slow; I'm one and only (Please go slow; I'm one and only)...
Song Info
Submitted by
eamon On Dec 22, 2006
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The title says it all in this one.
One and Only
Spoken from someone in an intensely vulnerable state. One and only, feeling overwhelmed and outnumbered and confused and so very needy.
The beat of the song lends itself to a lullabye of sorts. Very rhythmic and soothing, Lending itself also to an interpretation of the speaker as indeed "only one". A little boy, a baby of sorts. Unable to walk without a hand to hold, unable to talk to explain why he's like this.
I really love how the beat of the song echoes the "waves crashing" in the first verse.