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Not Moving to Portland Lyrics
Start walking me through your basement apartment
came without an upstairs key
Though you claim you got a plan to go the way you're holding me
I don't feel you moving
But you got to follow your feelings
and you should know I don't want to leave just to go
I'm not trying to be hard to reach
but I put away my only suitcase
And I said hey so you play too rough but I wimped out and I waited to say so
You play too rough
So you sing it the way you want to hear it sung
You grab the telephone a minute before it's rung
And you call out into space saying
Do you ever want to run
Well I want to run
And I want you to come
Just as you first came to me
Wearing only perfume and a coat
hey so you play too rough but I wimped out and I waited to say so
You play too rough
Now hope - well it's got me by the throat
And all your bicycles are dreaming of their brakes
But my dreams have all been fakes of
hey so you play too rough but I wimped out and I waited to say so
You play too rough
But I wimped out and I waited to say so
I want you just as you first came to me
Wearing only perfume and a coat
And too too much to drink
came without an upstairs key
I don't feel you moving
and you should know I don't want to leave just to go
I'm not trying to be hard to reach
but I put away my only suitcase
You play too rough
You grab the telephone a minute before it's rung
And you call out into space saying
Well I want to run
And I want you to come
Wearing only perfume and a coat
You play too rough
And all your bicycles are dreaming of their brakes
But my dreams have all been fakes of
You play too rough
Wearing only perfume and a coat
And too too much to drink
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I really enjoy the harmony vocals by Kathleen Edwards on the acoustic version of this from the Give Seattle 2009 compilation.