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Smile When You Call Me That Lyrics
You're gonna say I told you so
I never should have let you go
Ain't it funny that here we are
The two of us in two different bars
In separate cages dancing slow
We ain't got nobody to call our own
You can always go back home
But you just might be there alone
I'm drunk and you're insane
I can't quit and you won't change
Ain't no halfhearted romeo
Why do you treat me so?
Like our love's a joke
Hurts too much to laugh
Can't you at least smile
When you call me that?
Days are harder than you would believe
I ain't having luck making ends meet
If time were money then look at me
I'm richer than a poor man should be
Price of admission is much too steep
For broke uneducated clowns like me
It may be true I was first to leave
But now I'm begging you please
My heart's on my sleeve
And I'm tipping my hat
Can't you at least smile
When you call me that?
Not much is certain but this much is true
My arms are useless if they don't have you
They hang around me with nothing to do
I'm hoping you and yours are lonesome, too
Neon's buzzing and here I am
Last one standing, last call again
While you're unfolding in a stranger's hands
I'll drink up and be somebody's man
Angels can walk, I've seen it before
They turn handles, they open doors
They act like devils, now you've been warned
They'll vanish when love is war
I'm down on my knees
And you won't have me back
But can't you at least smile
When you call me that?
I never should have let you go
Ain't it funny that here we are
The two of us in two different bars
We ain't got nobody to call our own
You can always go back home
But you just might be there alone
I can't quit and you won't change
Ain't no halfhearted romeo
Why do you treat me so?
Hurts too much to laugh
Can't you at least smile
When you call me that?
I ain't having luck making ends meet
If time were money then look at me
I'm richer than a poor man should be
For broke uneducated clowns like me
It may be true I was first to leave
But now I'm begging you please
And I'm tipping my hat
Can't you at least smile
When you call me that?
My arms are useless if they don't have you
They hang around me with nothing to do
I'm hoping you and yours are lonesome, too
Last one standing, last call again
While you're unfolding in a stranger's hands
I'll drink up and be somebody's man
They turn handles, they open doors
They act like devils, now you've been warned
They'll vanish when love is war
And you won't have me back
But can't you at least smile
When you call me that?
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I like his use of cliches--he seems to either stack them up so that they don't appear cliche or he twists them a bit. Like "If time were money, then look at me/I'm richer than a poor man should be" or "no rich man's worth his weight in dust" (from "Nothing But the Whole Wide World) as opposed to "no rich man's worth his weight in gold". There's a lot more on the album but that's all I can think of right now.
I dont man, i wouldnt call them cliche. But i think some of his lyrics are ridiculous. I think to myself how could something like that came out of someones mouth. They are amazing, "While your unfolding in some ones hand/ i'l drink up and be somebodys man. Something that everyone can relate to. He is a great musician and im gunna see him in july.
I dont man, i wouldnt call them cliche. But i think some of his lyrics are ridiculous. I think to myself how could something like that came out of someones mouth. They are amazing, "While your unfolding in some ones hand/ i'l drink up and be somebodys man. Something that everyone can relate to. He is a great musician and im gunna see him in july.