Down by the lake
We were over-turning pebbles
And upending all the animals alight
And I took a drag
From your cigarette and pinched it 'tween my finger and my thumb
Till it had died
And the sun burned low
On the radio
Say that you will
Say you will or will you won't or you whatever
You prevaricate your whole life, don't you?
And this much I can say
I would have waited 'till the oceans fell away and all the sunken cities would
Reveal themselves to you
But you won't will you?
Because you never do
And the sun burned through
Sweet as honeydew
And I
Seventeen and terminally fey
Well I wrote it down and threw it all away
Never gave a thought to what I'd paid
And you
All sibylline, reclining in your pew
You tattered me you tethered me to you
The things you would, and the things you wouldn't do
To tell the truth I never had a clue
Now we arise
To curse these young suburban villains
And their ill-begotten children from the lawn
Come to me now
And on this station wagon window set the ghosts of your two footprints that they might
Haunt me when you're gone
And when the light broke dawn
You were forever gone
But I remember you:
You were full...
You were full and sweet as honeydew
And I
Seventeen and terminally fey
Well I wrote it down and threw it all away
And never gave a through to what I'd paid
And you
All sibylline, reclining in your pew
You tattered me you tethered me to you
The things you would, and the things you wouldn't do
You notice now I never had a clue
Wrong lyrics again.
Here are the correct lyrics :
Down by the lake We were over-turning pebbles And upending all the animals alight
And I took a drag From your cigarette and pinched it 'tween my finger and my thumb Till it had died
And the sun burned low On the radio
Say that you will Say you will or will you won't or you whatever You prevaricate your whole life, don't you?
And this much I can say I would have waited 'till the oceans fell away and all the sunken cities would Reveal themselves to you
But you won't will you? Because you never do
And the sun burned through Sweet as honeydew
And I Seventeen and terminally fey Well I wrote it down and threw it all away Never gave a thought to what I'd paid
And you All sibylline, reclining in your pew You tattered me you tethered me to you The things you would, and the things you wouldn't do To tell the truth I never had a clue
Now we arise To curse these young suburban villains And their ill-begotten children from the lawn
Come to me now And on this station wagon window set the ghosts of your two footprints that they might Haunt me when you're gone
And when the light broke dawn You were forever gone
But I remember you: You were full... You were full and sweet as honeydew
And I Seventeen and terminally fey Well I wrote it down and threw it all away And never gave a through to what I'd paid
And you All sibylline, reclining in your pew You tattered me you tethered me to you The things you would, and the things you wouldn't do You notice now I never had a clue
Never had a clue
You were full and sweet as honeydew
You were full and sweet as honeydew
Thanks for the correction. "17 and terminally vague," would have been an interesting change, but it sure stuck out quickly.
Thanks for the correction. "17 and terminally vague," would have been an interesting change, but it sure stuck out quickly.