Hot Potato

Smudge

Got the history of rock & roll
Put a pyramid inside my soul
Never stuttered us in the same breath
What's this feeling I just can't get off my chest?
Well how can you go on, when you don't listen?

She dropped me quicker than a hot potato
Let it get around
Feel so damn obligated
Cool it down

Dropped me quicker than a hot potato
Let it get around
Feel so damn obligated
Cool it down

Put the history back on the shelf
Gave a pyramid to someone else
Never stuttered us in the same breath
What's this feeling I just can't get off my chest?
Well how can you go on, when you don't listen?

She dropped me quicker than a hot potato
Let it get around
Feel so damn obligated
Cool it down

Dropped me quicker than a hot potato
Let it get around
Feel so damn obligated
Cool it down
Cool it down


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    taking one for the team i see. my nitpick is that it should be "what's this feeling i just can't get off my che-eee-eee-eee-eest?"

    someone got dumped (probably didn't even see it coming) and his ex blabbed about it. hate it when that happens. i love this song so fucking much, it's brilliant. i want to be tom morgan's cigarette... off to watch the clip again.

    COOL IT DOWN!

    politicson July 06, 2009   Link

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