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The Wrong Year Lyrics

Grey Jane was a river child
Born down by the river wild

Said, "Hey, what I want to be?"
Nobody's gonna intervene

And she wants you
But you won't do
And it won't leave you alone

And the rain falls
On the wrong year
And it won't leave you alone
It won't leave you alone

Could be that he's into you
Could be that the obverse is true

Struck down as a summer child
Ten steps just to run a mile

And he wants you
But you won't do
And it won't leave you alone

And the rain falls
On the wrong year
And it won't leave you alone
Won't leave you alone
It won't leave you alone

Spirit's willing
Flesh is getting bored
Speakers blaring out some long-forgotten chord
Some misbegotten, long-forgotten chord

Sing me something eidolon
And I'll sleep all the winter long

Until then I can only be
Nobody's gonna intervene

And she wants you
But you won't do
And it won't leave you alone

And the rain falls
On the wrong year
And it won't leave you alone
It won't leave you alone
It won't leave you alone
It won't leave you alone
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Cover art for The Wrong Year lyrics by Decemberists, The

Time always goes on. You sometimes would like to stay a child forever, but you can't. And you have to resign to it.

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