Nothing
And nothing's where you're at
When you ain't got something
You'll never get it back
It's coming on like a drug
The universal power of one
But it don't mean nothing
If it all comes undone (uh-huh)

Fly away
If you fly away
You might die today
If you fly
Fly

Gimme some love
Gimme some skin
If we ain't got that then we ain't got much
And we ain't got nothing

Gimme some love
Gimme some skin
If we ain't got that then we ain't got much
And we ain't got nothing, nothing

You're left with nothing
And nothing's what you've got
When you ain't got no-one, no-one
You could have had the lot
And if it's over today
You'll never get that thing you had together, no way
You only get it once

Fly away
If you fly, If you fly

Gimme some love
Gimme some skin
If we ain't got that then we ain't got much
And we ain't got nothing

Gimme some love
Gimme some skin
If we ain't got that then we ain't got much
And we ain't got nothing, nothing

We ain't got nothing (x2)
Our days are numbers
Don't remember how we felt it
We'll never feel the same
And forever have to take it for granted
Don't remember how it started

Gimme some love
So gimme some skin
If we ain't got that then we ain't got much
And we ain't got nothing, nothing
(repeat 4 times)


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    i think this song is about how amazin a relatioship can b if it works but when things fall apart u have nothin n it feels weird after when ur thinkin about it. its kinda like a moment of passion n u do sumthin crazy then afterwards u think-shit that was weird why did i do that? "dont remember how we felt it and we'll never feel the same"

    kenjion June 15, 2002   Link

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