We Were Promised Jetpacks

Roll Up Your Sleeves

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Roll Up Your Sleeves Lyrics

Roll up your sleeves
We're headed for winter I know
The nights will get colder

And I'll make my bed
Make sure I'm well fed and we'll sleep
And wake when we're older

It's slower
But I can wait it out
Forming an orderly queue
Outside your house

Roll
Up your sleeves for winter
And I can wait till summer
When you're warmer

Roll up your sleeves
We're headed for winter I know
The nights will get colder

And I'll make my bed
Make sure I'm well fed and we'll sleep
And wake when we're older

And slower
But I can wait this out
Forming an orderly queue
Outside your house
I'm not even kiddin'

Roll
Up your sleeves for winter
And I can wait till summer
When you're warmer

Stay calm (x9)

Keep warm
Keep warm

Submitted by

ottae On Jul 07, 2009

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juliem1912

2014-08-03 02:07:18

Ottae

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2009-07-07 14:58:16

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by firedog81

16y ago

I think this song is about the guy talking about how he can tell that the relationship is gonna get hard, either because that is how it has been in the past (like it gets difficult during winter), or because he can tell from the signs that she is giving to him. He is saying that he could just ignore the stuff and let whatever happens happen, but that he is instead choosing to "roll up his sleeves" to make the relationship work

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