Gold teeth and a curse for this town
Were all in my mouth
Only I don't know how they got out, dear
Turn me back into the pet
I was when we met
I was happier then with no mindset

And if you took to me like a
Gull takes to the wind
Well, I'd've jumped from my trees
And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would've fared well

New slang when you notice the stripes
The dirt in your fries
Hope it's right when you die, old and bony
Dawn breaks like a bull through the hall
Never should have called
But my head's to the wall and I'm lonely

And if you took to me like a
Gull takes to the wind
Well, I'd've jumped from my trees
And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would've fared well

Godspeed, all the bakers at dawn
May they all cut their thumbs
And bleed into their buns 'til they melt away

I'm looking in on the good life
I might be doomed never to find
Without a trust, a flaming field
Am I too dumb to refine?
And if you took to me like
Well, I'd've danced like the queen of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would've fared well


Lyrics submitted by rudegirl, edited by frenzydiamonds

New Slang Lyrics as written by James Mercer

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    this was the first song i ever heard by the shins. it was on a snowboard movie (tb9 or tb10...can't remember which)..heard it like 3 years ago. such a great song.

    i honestly can't believe that so many people hadn't heard of them before garden state, but i must say, that the song fits very well into the movie.

    special 3lendon November 18, 2004   Link

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