You can have a Fall
And Winter of your own
Staying warm inside
Your Victorian home
But when the city's so hot
The winos burst into flames
When the Jesus freaks
Collapse with the weight of their claims

Marry young, Diana
I don't want to see you old and alone
And it's no fun, Diana
I don't want to see you
Rot in the home for aging spinsters

You should find someone
As loyal as a dog
Who will still love you
When you look like a frog
Someone to rock your chair
And bring you pink lemonade
Someone to peel you a grape
At one-hundred degrees in the shade

Marry young, Diana
I don't want to see you old and alone
And it's no fun, Diana
I don't want to see you
Rot in the home for aging spinsters


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    this is my favorite 6ths song. for some reason i just love the way the sound of the lyrics go along with the image they are creating.

    sleepingbagon January 27, 2006   Link
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    this, too, is my favorite 6ths song. it hurts when i listen to it. it makes me feel hopelessly happy and hopelessly hopeless. which, really, isn't a terrible thing.

    i love the thought of being old and having someone rocking my chair, bringing me pink lemonade and peeling me a grape. it's the most romantic thing that i've heard in my life yet.

    LostOnTheCarpeton February 03, 2006   Link
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    Some corrections: but when the city's so hot... the wino's burst into flames

    GREAT SONG.

    But I think he says "Wino's" instead of windows (i.e., drunks who drink wine.)

    fishbellyfaceon April 20, 2010   Link

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