Noah and the Whale

You Can Call Me Al

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You Can Call Me Al Lyrics

A man walks down the street
He says why am I soft in the middle now
Why am I soft in the middle now
All my life is so long
I need a photo-opportunity
I want a shot at redemption
Don't want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard
Bonedigger bonedigger
Dogs in the moonlight
Far away my well-lit door
Mr. beerbelly beerbelly
Get these mutts away from me
You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore

If you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you betty
And betty when you call me
You can call me al

A man walks down the street
He says why am I short of attention
Got a short little span of attention
And all my nights are so long
Wheres my wife and family
What if I die here
Wholl be my role-model
Now that my role-model is
Gone gone
He jumped back down the alley
With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl
All along all along
There were incidents and accidents
There were thoughts and allegations

If you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you betty
And betty when you call me
You can call me al
Call me al

Submitted by

jaake On Apr 13, 2009

5 Years Time

Second Lover

My Door Is Always Open

Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down

L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.

If you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you betty
And betty when you call me
You can call me al

If you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you betty
And betty when you call me
You can call me al
Call me al

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2009-04-13 22:55:08

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