Cage The Elephant - Tell Me I'm Pretty Album Lyrics

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Cry Baby

I think it's pretty strange
Watching the passersby
Crawling all over one another
Trying to get ahead in life

Monday you cough
Tuesday you cry
Wednesday in bed
What if you die?

You say that I'm insane
I say you're probably right
We all got something important to say
But talking's a waste of time

Cry baby cry
Kick, scream, fight
Hold on with all your might
You're gonna die, die
Open up your eyes or life will pass you by

Don't you think it's pretty strange?
All got something to hide
House in the desert, top of a mountain
Lost in a deep-sea dive

Without love
Without love
Nothing else will ever be enough

Cry baby cry
Like it or not
It's a matter of time
It's a matter of time

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Mess Around

Ahhhhh, oh no
Ahhhhh, oh no
Ahhhhh, oh no
No, she don't mess around
No, she don't mess around

Oh St. Louis, California
Blue eyes, yeah she's comin' for ya
Land of Mary, Charm City
Oh lord, wish she was my baby
You know she'll drive you crazy
Yeah she's coming for ya
No, she don't mess around
No, she don't mess around

No, she don't mess around
No, she don't mess around

The heat is rising and only getting hotter, ready to blow
I think I'll pour myself a glass of water, let it flow
She'll show you what she's made of
Yeah she's comin' for ya
She's gonna try to break ya
Yeah she's comin' for ya
No, she don't mess around
No, she don't mess around

Ahhhhh, oh no
Ahhhhh, oh no
Ahhhhh, oh no
No, she don't mess around
No, she don't mess around

Ahhhhh, oh no
Ahhhhh, oh no
Ahhhhh, oh no
No, she don't mess around
No, she don't mess around

Ahhhhh, oh no
Ahhhhh, oh no
Ahhhhh, oh no
No, she don't mess around
No, she don't mess around
No, she don't mess around

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Sweetie Little Jean

Sweetie Little Jean where did you go?
Everyone's been searching high and low
And your mother's worried sick
Dearest daddy lost his grip
While the whole world's watching
Candlelight vigils being held in silence
On the channel four
And they've knocked every door
Every place you've been before

How long will we let it go?
I think we should just let go

I, I want you back (back)
Let's get back
Lay my weary head against your bones
Where all my troubles will be dead and gone

How long will we let it go?
I think we should just let go

Has melancholy taken you for good?
You know that I would save you if I could
Watched your laughter turn to tears
Then you vanished in thin air
Well we pinned your missing persons picture up
On every mother-loving post
How's it feel to be a ghost?
You're the one I love the most

I, I want you back (back)
Let's get back
Lay my weary head against your breast
Where all my troubles will be laid to rest

I pushed and I pulled 'til I pushed you aside
Now all that is left are the tears that you cried
I'm sorry love for all of the damage done
I only hope that someday to be back beside you

I, I want you back (back)
Let's get back
Lay my weary head against your bones
Where all our troubles will be dead and gone

How long will we let it go?
I think we should just let go

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Too Late To Say Goodbye

Oh my precious ember burning my sweet glowing light
From the moment I first saw you I was yours and you were mine
Deep down we both knew you were trouble by design
And the echo of my mother's words, "baby don't you play with fire"
I was always playing the part first love only set by a spark
There was no way changing my mind

Now I'm under your spell, trapped in the light, shouldn't have stood that close to the fire,
No turning back, no where to run, no where to hide, it's too late to say goodbye
Push back from my heart, wish we go back to the start but oh my God is this real no more time
It's too late, it's too late to say goodbye

I can hear the sounds of sirens circling around
Forced to watch the ashes floating softly drifting to the ground
Deep down we both knew it was trouble by design
And the echo of my mother's words, "baby don't you play with fire"
I was always playing the part first love only set by a spark
There was no way changing my mind

Now I'm under your spell, trapped in a lie, shouldn't have stood that close to the fire,
No turning back, no where to run, no where to hide, it's too late to say goodbye
Push back from my heart, wish we go back to the start but oh my God is this real no more time
It's too late, it's too late, it's too late to say goodbye

After all the dust has settled we can settle down
Just the two of us forever no one else around
No one else around (around)

Now I'm under your spell, trapped in a lie, shouldn't have stood that close to the fire,
No turning back, no where to run, no where to hide, it's too late to say goodbye
Push back from my heart, wish we go back to the start but oh my God no escape no more time
It's too late, it's too late, it's too late to say goodbye

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Cold Cold Cold

Doctor look into my eyes
I've been breathing air but there's no sign of life
Doctor the problem's in my chest
My heart feels cold as ice but it's anybody's guess

Doctor can you help me cause I don't feel right
Better make it fast before I change my mind
Doctor can you help me cause I don't feel right
Better make it fast before I change my mind

Well it's cold, cold, cold, cold inside
Darker in the day than the dead of night
Cold, cold, cold, cold inside
Doctor can you help me cause something don't feel right
Something don't feel right

Sweet nurse don't look at me that way
I've seen those eyes before I can tell you want to play
Counselor give me some advice
Tell me how hard will I fall if I live a double life

And as the darkness falls it fills up both my eyes
My life before me like a flash in the night
With my arms open wide

Well it's cold, cold, cold, cold inside
Cold, cold, cold, cold inside
Cold, cold, cold, cold inside
Doctor can you help me cause something don't feel right
Something don't feel right, something just ain't right

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Trouble

We were at the table by the window with the view,
Casting shadows,
Sun was pushed through,
Spoke a lot of words I don't know if I spoke the truth.

Got so much to lose,
Got so much to prove,
God don't let me lose my mind.

Trouble on my left,
Trouble on my right,
I've been facing trouble almost all my life.
My sweet love won't you pull me through.
Everywhere I look I catch a glimpse of you.
I said it was love and I did it for life, do do for you

Will I come to pass or will I pass the test.
You know what they say, yeah, the wicked get no rest.
You can have my heart any place any time.

Got so much to lose,
Got so much to prove,
God don't let me lose my mind.

Trouble on my left,
Trouble on my right,
I've been facing trouble almost all my life.
My sweet love won't you pull me through.
Everywhere I look I catch a glimpse of you.
I said it was love and I did it for life, do do for you

Trouble on my left,
Trouble on my right,
I've been facing trouble almost all my life.
My sweet love won't you pull me through.
Everywhere I look I catch a glimpse of you.
I said it was love and I did it for life, do do for you

Got so much to lose,
Got so much to prove,
God don't let me lose my mind.

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How Are You True

Wake up, say a little prayer
Out of bed to the bathroom where
I take a look at myself and I stop and stare
And I wonder who is this standing here

And I try to find the will to carry on
Wonder how much longer I can carry on
Cause these days they take so long, yes they do

Hey, how are you true?
The light will guide you home, yes it will
Hey, how are you true?
Well there's one thing that you should know
Yes you should
You need love, you need love, you need love
You need love

All your days spend countin' numbers
'Til one day you'll find, day you'll find
That life has passed you by
And in the quiet still of silence try to hide your eyes
Oh no so don't cry, oh no

Hey, how are you true?
The light will guide you home, yes it will
Oh the years, they turn so fast
Soon the present will be past and you'll look back and laugh
Yes you will

Well I can still remember, yes I was a young man too
Alone, but not forgotten and the candle shining through
Still all these words I've spoken don't mean anything at all
Without love, without love, without love
Without love

Do, do, do, oh yeah
Do, do, do, oh yeah

I remember clearly we were both there on the airplane
Told me all your secrets, oh I never saw it coming
I thought that you were joking
You were actually quite serious

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That's Right

Let your hair down, let's unwind
Take your problems, leave them behind
You got your troubles and I got mine
Baby that's right, baby that's right

I get in trouble cause I speak my mind
Sometimes I like it when I make you cry
Baby that's right, baby that's right

I know tomorrow we may have regrets
But as for right now where's the party at?
We'll stay up all night waiting for the sun to shine, sun to shine
Baby that's right, baby that's right, baby that's right, ahh
Take a bottle of whiskey and a bottle of wine
Take all your problems, leave them far behind
I say I'm sorry almost every time
Baby that's right, baby that's right

Wait 'til tomorrow then we can reflect
But as for right now where's the party at?
We'll stay up all night waiting for the sun to shine, sun to shine
Baby that's right, baby that's right, baby that's right
Ahh, ahh, ooh, ooh

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Punchin' Bag

She's a stone cold straight-faced killer and a lover
And she won't put up with another brood who only wants to bruise her
Take her love and then abuse her

She won't take no more, won't take no more
Won't take no more, won't take no more

Oh no ain't it a drag
If you take a swing, she swing back
She say I'm not your punchin' bag

Heaven help ya 'm telling the truth
Heaven help ya she's coming for you
Heaven help ya the girl likes to fight
Afraid of nothing and she carries a knife

She said oh no I'm not your punchin' bag
I'm not your punchin' bag
I'm not your punchin' bag

What kind of man are you?
Instead of kisses you gave bruises
No more time for cheap excuses
If I were you, I would be leaving
Best you go while you're still breathing
She won't take no more, won't take no more
Won't take no more, won't take no more

Last time, last time you're ever gonna
Last time, last time you're ever gonna
Last time, last time you're ever gonna
Last time, last time you're ever gonna

Oh no ain't it a drag
Everywhere you go, better watch your bag
Cause I'm not your punchin' bag

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Portuguese Knife Fight

I wanna waste my life with you, oh yeah
Well the look in your eyes says you're feeling the same way too, oh yeah

The look in your eyes is as sharp as a cold knife fighter, oh yeah
Cutting me through, yeah the feeling is true
I really wonder, oh yeah
Give me a sign, tell me what should I do
Say that you're mine and you're feeling it too
I made up my mind, yeah all of the time, you know
I wonder, oh yeah

I wanna waste my life with you
Well the look in your eyes says you're feeling the same way too, oh yeah
Tell me, pretty bird how's that baby blue?
I'm just trying to catch a feel from you, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

Now the curtain is closed, you got me feeling exposed
Hallelujah, oh yeah
Holding my hand, yeah the voice in my head
I really wonder, oh yeah
I started to fall and I went straight through the floor
Down on my knees, you got me begging for more
I made up my mind, yeah I put in the time
Because I wanna, oh yeah

I wanna waste my life with you, oh yeah
Well the look in your eyes says you're feeling the same way too, oh yeah
Give me a sign, tell me what should I do
I'm just trying to catch a feel

I wanna waste my life with you, oh yeah
Tell me, pretty bird how's that baby blue?
I'm just trying to catch a feel