You know, here's a complete transcription of the lyrics from the booklet, so we can get the "official" formatting of the stanzas and what not. Parts in brackets were erronesouly left out of the booklet lyrics despite obviously being a part of the song. Parts enclosed in parentheses are in the booklet lyrics despite not actually being in the recorded version. Sans the bracketed and parenthetical parts, everything else from the booklet checks out to my ears.
There are flowers in my house
[And] I bought them myself
No surprises in my record collection
You must have thought I was someone else
I'm still afraid to get lost in a city I might explore
But I'm not afraid to have an eloquent boy at my door
At my door, at my door, at my door
You want to be a writer
Fantastic idea
You say you've never seen America
I really think you'd like it there
Maybe you should travel with me
Is this the best idea?
Because you've never seen a Redwood
And you've never touched a Deer
A deer, a deer, a deer
A deer, a deer, my dear
Are swans deceiving us all?
I for one should know
I've never felt myself so graceful
And I've never swam so slow
So slow, [so] slow, so slow
So slow, so slow, so slow
[So slow, so slow, so slow]
You know, here's a complete transcription of the lyrics from the booklet, so we can get the "official" formatting of the stanzas and what not. Parts in brackets were erronesouly left out of the booklet lyrics despite obviously being a part of the song. Parts enclosed in parentheses are in the booklet lyrics despite not actually being in the recorded version. Sans the bracketed and parenthetical parts, everything else from the booklet checks out to my ears.
There are flowers in my house [And] I bought them myself No surprises in my record collection You must have thought I was someone else I'm still afraid to get lost in a city I might explore But I'm not afraid to have an eloquent boy at my door At my door, at my door, at my door
You want to be a writer Fantastic idea You say you've never seen America I really think you'd like it there
Maybe you should travel with me Is this the best idea? Because you've never seen a Redwood And you've never touched a Deer A deer, a deer, a deer A deer, a deer, my dear
Are swans deceiving us all? I for one should know I've never felt myself so graceful And I've never swam so slow So slow, [so] slow, so slow So slow, so slow, so slow [So slow, so slow, so slow]