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You Told a Lie Lyrics
If you were a season you would be in bloom
I wish I had good reason to see you soon
(There's) No need to convince me that you're a catch
I bought my ticket I'm sold at last
Who was it that said that love conquers all?
He was a fool 'cause it doesn't at all
Should I believe you told a lie?
On the way to my heart and on the way back
Are my eyes the coldest blue?
You said once this was true
If it is I don't know what I'll do
'Cause I'm stuck with them
And they're stuck on you
Was I a quiet little nothing
Who never challenged anyone?
[Or] was I a lazy lazy snake?
Do you want me to be a gentle diplomat?
[Or] you can beg and you can plead
Are my eyes the coldest blue?
You said once this was true
[And] if it is I don't know what I'll do
'Cause I'm stuck with them
And they're stuck on you
[Are my eyes the coldest blue?
You said once this was true
If it is I don't know what I'll do
'Cause I'm stuck with them
And you're stuck on you
'Cause I'm stuck with them
And they're stuck on you
I'm stuck with them
When they're stuck on you
I'm stuck with them
And they're stuck on you]
I wish I had good reason to see you soon
(There's) No need to convince me that you're a catch
I bought my ticket I'm sold at last
He was a fool 'cause it doesn't at all
Should I believe you told a lie?
On the way to my heart and on the way back
You said once this was true
If it is I don't know what I'll do
'Cause I'm stuck with them
And they're stuck on you
Who never challenged anyone?
[Or] was I a lazy lazy snake?
Do you want me to be a gentle diplomat?
[Or] you can beg and you can plead
You said once this was true
[And] if it is I don't know what I'll do
'Cause I'm stuck with them
And they're stuck on you
You said once this was true
If it is I don't know what I'll do
'Cause I'm stuck with them
And you're stuck on you
'Cause I'm stuck with them
And they're stuck on you
When they're stuck on you
I'm stuck with them
And they're stuck on you]
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I might be wrong, but it sounds like she plays with the words of the last few lines:
What I heard was:
Are my eyes the coldest blue? You said once that this was true And if it is I don't know what I'll do
Cause I'm stuck with them And you're stuck on you Cause I'm stuck with them And they're stuck on you
I'm stuck with them And they're stuck on you I'm stuck with him And they're stuck on you
That's what I got at least.
yes you're right. what do you think about that 4th paragraph, first line?
Was I a quiet little nothing who never challenged anyone?
Was I a quiet little nothing who never challenged anyone?
@ ThatGuyEd: I agree. I've listened to the song a number of times before looking up the lyrics and thought the same thing.
"I bought my ticket and soul at last?" "...song at last?"
I'm at least pretty sure it isn't merely "so."
I think it's
quiet bit of nothing'', notquite little nothing''.Lyrics transcribed from the booklet included with the "My Maudlin Career" CD. Parts in brackets were erronesouly left out of the booklet lyrics despite obviously being a part of the song. Parts enclosed in parentheses are in the booklet lyrics despite not actually being in the recorded version. Sans the bracketed and parenthetical parts, everything else from the booklet checks out to my ears.
If you were a season you would be in bloom I wish I had good reason to see you soon (There's) No need to convince me that you're a catch I bought my ticket I'm sold at last
Who was it that said that love conquers all? He was a fool 'cause it doesn't at all Should I believe you told a lie? On the way to my heart and on the way back
Are my eyes the coldest blue? You said once this was true If it is I don't know what I'll do 'Cause I'm stuck with them And they're stuck on you
Was I a quiet little nothing Who never challenged anyone? [Or] was I a lazy lazy snake? Do you want me to be a gentle diplomat? [Or] you can beg and you can plead
Are my eyes the coldest blue? You said once this was true [And] if it is I don't know what I'll do 'Cause I'm stuck with them And they're stuck on you
[Are my eyes the coldest blue? You said once this was true And if it is I don't know what I'll do 'Cause I'm stuck with them And they're stuck on you 'Cause I'm stuck with them And they're stuck on you
I'm stuck with them When they're stuck on you I'm stuck with them And they're stuck on you]
A corrected version of the last two verses, which are excluded from the booklet.
[Are my eyes the coldest blue? You said once this was true If it is I don't know what I'll do 'Cause I'm stuck with them And you're stuck on you 'Cause I'm stuck with them And they're stuck on you
I'm stuck with them When they're stuck on you I'm stuck with them And they're stuck on you]
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