its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
At Jim Jim Falls
I fall in love
At Jim Jim Falls
I fell up from Hell
If you're gonna jump then jump
Don't think about it
If you're gonna run home and cry
Then don't waste my time
If you're gonna kill yourself
Then to save face
Just kill yourself
At Jim Jim Falls
I fooled and fell
If I were you
I'd stick to your own canoe
If you're gonna jump then jump
Don't think about it
If you're gonna run home and cry
Then don't waste my time
If you're gonna kill yourself
Then to save face
Get on with it
If you're gonna sing then sing
Don't think about it
If you're gonna live then live
Don't go on about it
If you're gonna kill yourself
Then for God's sake
If you're gonna sing then sing
Just don't talk about it
If you're gonna live then live
Don't go on about it
If you're gonna kill yourself
Then for God's sake
Just kill yourself
I fall in love
At Jim Jim Falls
I fell up from Hell
If you're gonna jump then jump
Don't think about it
If you're gonna run home and cry
Then don't waste my time
If you're gonna kill yourself
Then to save face
Just kill yourself
At Jim Jim Falls
I fooled and fell
If I were you
I'd stick to your own canoe
If you're gonna jump then jump
Don't think about it
If you're gonna run home and cry
Then don't waste my time
If you're gonna kill yourself
Then to save face
Get on with it
If you're gonna sing then sing
Don't think about it
If you're gonna live then live
Don't go on about it
If you're gonna kill yourself
Then for God's sake
If you're gonna sing then sing
Just don't talk about it
If you're gonna live then live
Don't go on about it
If you're gonna kill yourself
Then for God's sake
Just kill yourself
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Jim Jim Falls Lyrics as written by Michael Daly Jesse Tobias
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Walt Disney Music Company, Hipgnosis Songs Group
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