The Lumineers - III Album Lyrics

I saw you outside
Wearing my shirt
That I gave you to remember me by
I don't respect you much
But I hate you much
And I hate the way I miss you sometimes

Something 'bout the way it's like you're running me over and over
Something 'bout the way I miss you kissing me over and over

But you been messing me around till now
And I let you push me around till now

Had me in your clutch
Had my trust and such
Had my head, had my heart, had my eyes

And your words don't add up
Had your gas light on
And you promised I'm the one who's crazy

There's something bout the way it's like you're running me over and over
Something bout the way I miss you kissing me over and over

And you put your words in my mouth till now
And I let you turn me around till now
And you been messing me around till now
And I let you push me around till now

It's not the words you say but how you say it
I saved the picture where your hair was braided
They found your wallet in the cemetery
You told your daughter she was ordinary

You hate the name Junior
Your husband loved his computers
Your mother never was one
The eldest of seven children

If you don't have it then you'll never give it
And I don't blame you for the way you livin'
The little boy was born in February
You couldn't sober up to hold a baby

You hate the name Donna
You love to judge strangers' karma
You drove from New Jersey
The trucks always made you worry

Hold my hand now, time to
Go to bed it's way too late

You hate the name Donna
You love to judge strangers' karma
You drove from New Jersey
The trucks always made you worry
You raised a saint, Donna
You love to judge strangers' karma
You're praying for a funeral
You're singing like Hallelujah

You're singing like Hallelujah
You're singing like Hallelujah
You're singing like Hallelujah
You're singing like Hallelujah

That's the way that our love can grow
(Can grow, can grow, can grow, can grow)

Carolina H fits, hottest bitch from the block
Used to puff Phillies n' Duchies n' Stuff Nicks
Now I light doobies, the cutie from five fifth!
Life like a movie, she typing her own script
What this? young sis, made it from the cement
Started pushing her own bricks
Put on for her city, I pop in Metropolis
Hold this- chocolate and focused. know this- vocal and chosen
Opponents, leave 'em dead in they own crypt!
Murder she wrote, she prefer it in cursive
The purse sick, the verse is perversive
They worship, making the words skip
Superb witch in demand, she's perfect
Understand the plan the blueprint
100 grand in the hand its on grip

That's the way that our love can grow
Make the play and then not too slow
Gimme A Chance, I will have to make you dance
Make a play upon the dance floor
I'll be waiting there 'till knock the door

Money getting galore, cream cover the pores
Honey drip on ya jaw, Mami spittin' allure
I'mma get it for sure, getting it all
I'm dreaming it big, 2Pac it Shakur!
Vision it clear, who's stopping a star?
You deep in the rear while I'm knocking it forward
Impressing the pair/peer, but 3 get 'em a charm
You checking from where? New Yorker to heart
Harlem girl from the block, ponytail with the part
If you give me a gimme a, I'mma give you a lot
Many Benji's from Penny's bet you can't hustle a fox!
Tony, Oscar, or Emmy is you acting or not?
Phony homies and any and who happen to plot?
They come up with empty, while you beam to the top
While you cream of the crop!

That's the way that our love can grow
Make the play and then not too slow
Gimme A Chance, I will have to make you dance
Make a play upon the dance floor
I'll be waiting there 'till knock the door

Llevate el dinero, y ese bandolero
Nada me hace falta, y yo a el no lo quiero
Todo mi vida cambiado, estoy mejor cada dia
Lamento informarte, no funcionó la brujería!
Mira como baila, la nena morena
Mira como baila, sin llanto, ni Pena
Mira como baila, la nena morena
Mira como baila, sin llanto, ni Pena

Libre independiente, me dice la gente
Rebelde y Caprichosa, pero eso es otra cosa
Yo mucho pa ti, tu muy poco pa mi
Ahora mas que nunca, me siento feliz
Actitud positiva, la regla de mi vida
Si no me conviene, hacia mi no viene
En control me quede estoy a cargo de todo
Mi vida, mi suerte como dicen ache!

Mira como baila, la nena morena
Mira como baila, sin llanto, ni Pena
Mira como baila, la nena morena
Mira como baila, sin llanto, ni Pena
Mira como baila, la nena morena
Mira como baila, la nena morena

Woo, woo
Woo, woo

And if the city's skyscrapers rise over this island
Would you be glad to see Manhattan for once?
I knew the dream, it died, JMZ line, Myrtle, and Broadway
But I'd be glad to see Manhattan for once

Woah woah, living life in the city
Woah woah, it will never be pretty, oh, oh
Woah woah, we can plan if we make it
Woah woah, we won't let 'em
They won't take it from me, no, oh, oh, woah (2, 3, 4)

Woo, woo
Woo, woo

And if you leave, don't leave me all alone
'Cause I'll be scared, I'll be naked, I'll get cold
And I miss my dad and Cleopatra sitting on a phone
So take me back off these streets and we'll never be apart
Together from the start
Never, never falling back alone

Living life in the city
Oh oh, it will never be pretty, oh, oh
Oh oh, we can plan if we make it
Woah woah, we won't let 'em
They won't take it from me, no, oh, oh, woah

And if the sun don't shine on me today
And if the subways flood and bridges break
Will you just lay down and dig your grave?
Or will you rail against your dying day?

Da da da da, da, da, da ah da
Da da da da ah, da, da, da
Da da da da, da, da, da ah da
Da da da da ah, da, da, da

Gloria
I smell it on your breath
Gloria
The booze and peppermint
Gloria
No one said enough is enough

Gloria
They found you on the floor
Gloria
My hand was tied to yours
Gloria
Did you finally see that enough is enough?

Did you know me when I was younger then?
I could take the whole world with me
I would find myself feel alone
Heaven help me now, heaven show the way
Get me back on my own two feet
I would lie awake and pray you don't lie awake for me

Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Gloria
You crawled up on your cross
Gloria
You made us sit and watch
Gloria
No one said enough is enough

Heaven help me now, heaven show the way
Get me back on my own two feet
I would lie awake and pray you don't lie awake for me
Every night awake, every day alone
Get me back on my own two feet
I would lie awake and pray you don't lie awake for me

Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Gloria
Will you just decide?
Gloria
There's easier ways to die
Gloria
Have you had enough?

You wanna get to know me
You memorized the lines of my thighs
I knew before you told me you'd get it right
And you took the dark for granted
And you love me like you promised your wife
It's almost like you planned it in the daylight

(Ooh, I can attain it)
(Ooh, I can attain it)
(Ooh, I can attain it)

(Ooh, I can attain it)
(Ooh, I can attain it)
(Ooh, I can attain it)

I like the way you say it
Tell me the words you told me that day
Maybe if I could believe it I could just stay
'Cause I like the way you do it
Yeah, I like the way you move it baby show me the way
I like the way you get it on the freeway

And I wish I could change it
And we're always gonna be contaminated
And oh, I know what we need
You start letting me go
Our love is tainted

You said they'd be against us
I say, "You care too much what they say"
You said, "Do me a favor, give me some faith"
'Cause you promised me you'd do it
You said, "Baby, let me prove it, look at me in the face
This is the face of someone who loves you, babe"

And I wish I could change it
And we're always gonna be contaminated
And oh, I know what we need
You start letting me go
Our love is tainted

(You start letting me go)
(You start letting me go)
(Stay)
(You start letting me go)
(You start letting me go)
(Stay)

And I wish I could change it
And we're always gonna be contaminated
And oh, I know what we need
You start letting me go
Our love is tainted
And I wish I could change it
And we're always gonna be contaminated
And oh, I know what we need
You start letting me go
('Cause our love is tainted)

(Ooh, I can attain it)
(Ooh, I can attain it)

On the last time we met
Your love was dead
You held my hand
Bit your tongue
Shut me out
Spilled my blood
All around

Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you
Yeah, I took the poison, praying you'd feel it too
You held your punches back, and I left the room
Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you

All alone
Your ax fell
We dragged you down
Gave me hell
Made your bed
Now you sleep
On your own
Guess we'll see

Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you
Yeah, I took the poison, praying you'd feel it too
You held your punches back, and I left the room
Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you

I know that you tried
But you're no friend of mine
Falling apart
You played it the best
A dame in distress, ooh

Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you
Yeah, wrapped my neck and prayed that you'd feel the noose
I saw the restaurant table for two
Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you
Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you
Yeah, I took the poison, praying you'd feel it too
You held your punches back, and I left the room
Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you

Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

(You want me, you want me)
(Want me to stroke your ego)
(Beg for it, beg for it)
(I got the touch, placebo)
(Nothin' that you wouldn't do)
(Ride it, get my back in my room)
('Cause that's what narcissists do)
(You want me, you want me)
(Want me to stroke)

Say it's hard to breathe inside my ocean
I gave you the deep, but you're still floating
You would let me drown to save your own life
Don't think I can't see your soul is soaking

It's always in my head
Everything is always about you
You tell me you're a book that I misread
You just wanna tell me what to do, ooh whoa whoa

You want me, you want me
Want me to stroke your ego
Beg for it, beg for it
I got the touch, placebo
Nothin' that you wouldn't do
Ride it, get my back in my room
'Cause that's what narcissists do
You want me, you want me
Want me to stroke

(Stroke)

Girl, the way you moan, you make a symphony
I left it open, the thing got steeper
Even though you wanna be sweet, could call me savory
You tried to wander and the wound got deeper

It's always in my head
'Cause you think it's always about you (you used to think that I'm yours)
You tell me you're a book that I misread (you always said I was your type
(You say you want it down below) you just wanna tell me what to do, ooh whoa oh
(You wanna give it to me right)

Tell me you're so good at it, good at it
You say don't wanna quit, oh you
You say you ran right out of love, out of love
Say you got enough of it for two
I'm ended up, you been invited
You've been tellin' me, now I'm afraid
You're running up to the table invited
You want a taste of my lemonade, yeah

You want me, you want me
Want me to stroke your ego
Beg for it, beg for it
I got the touch, placebo
Nothin' that you wouldn't do
Ride it, get my back in my room
'Cause that's what narcissists do
You want me, you want me
Want me to (stroke)

I'm into the darkness
That you feel a worse divine
'Cause I felt the power when I laid down by your side
I felt the rhythm, I felt the fever in your mind
I couldn't save you, but at least I say I tried

If your love was ever mine
It would stay with me tonight
I'm praying, praying
You can see it in my eyes
There's a raise that still reminds me
I'm waiting, waiting

You don't believe in one divine
But can you tell me you believe in mine?
'Cause you've been my God, my God
And when you're gone, I'm Godless, I'm Godless
You don't believe in love
But can you say that you've been thinking of us?
'Cause you've been my God, my God
And when you're gone, I'm Godless, I'm Godless

I swallow my fable that I was not enough
But with my eyes closed, I'm still dancing in your love
Inside, I'm dreaming I'll be alone with you again
And I can still hold you like I held you in the end

You don't believe in one divine
But can you tell me you believe in mine?
'Cause you've been my God, my God
And when you're gone, I'm Godless, I'm Godless
You don't believe in love
But can you say that you've been thinking of us? (Thinking of us)
'Cause you've been my God, my God
And when you're gone, I'm Godless, I'm Godless

If your love was ever mine
It would stay with me tonight
I'm praying, praying
You can see it in my eyes
There's a bridge that still reminds me
I'm waiting (I'm waiting), waiting (waiting)

You don't believe in one divine
But can you tell me you believe in mine?
'Cause you've been my God, my God
And when you're gone, I'm Godless, I'm Godless
You don't believe in love
But can you say that you've been thinking of us? (Thinking of us)
'Cause you've been my God, my God
And when you're gone, I'm Godless, I'm Godless

What time was it
When you were only 18 years old?
You crossed the street, you crossed your legs
You came across a little cold
And it was all, it was all
Falling apart (falling apart)

What time, what time was it
When you were in the eighth grade
You brought the box up to the high school
You spiked the Gatorade
And it was all for, for the weekend
It was all, all still falling apart

I didn't say you'd be better off if you quit
Everyone left as you held on longer than the rest
What made you leave? And when you did you left for Denver
Why? What did you know that I did not?
That I did not?

Oh is it one, or is it two
Or is it three kids now?
They mark the time, they draw the lines
Around your eyelids now
And is it all still, for the weekend?
Is it all, all still falling apart?

I didn't say you'd be better off if you quit
Everyone left as you held on longer than the rest
What made you leave? And when you did you left for Denver
Why? What did you know that I did not?
That I did not?

(That's pretty)

I go over every word you said to me
Every single syllable I could repeat
Certified to scuba dive in my memory
Why didn't you tell me how you felt that day?
How was I supposed to know? I can't mind read
How was I supposed to see? I was underneath

Caught you swinging from the ceiling
I thought that meant you were healing
Looking back I see the meaning
I didn't notice the teething
Why didn't you say you need me?
(Why don't you say what you need?)
(I told you I'm sorry, I know you are)

Shoot up right until you're drifting from your friends
But you were the apple of both of my eyes
So I couldn't see the signs, baby, I was blind (blinded)
Miss being self-conscious what you left in me
Said it was embarrassing, but secretly
It made me feel special when I saw you smile 'cause of me

Caught you swinging from the ceiling
I thought that meant you were healing
Looking back, I see the meaning wish I asked more
I didn't notice the teething
Why didn't you say you need me?
(Why don't you say what you need?)
(I told you I'm sorry)

I don't need my love, I don't need my
I don't, I don't anymore
(I gave you something, I understand)
(I understand, that can't mean nothing)

(Oh, anymore)
(Anymore, you)
(Oh, anymore)
(Anymore, you)
(Oh, anymore)
(Anymore)

Falling in love is wonderful
Falling in love is so alone
My cell
My pretty little cell

Painted windows there for me
Painted windows so I can see

Falling in love is wonderful
Falling in love is so alone
My cell
My pretty little cell

Painted windows, so I see
Painted windows, are for me

My cell
My pretty little cell

My cell
My pretty little cell

My cell
My pretty little cell

My cell
My pretty little cell

All alone
All alone
All alone
All alone
All alone
All alone
All alone
All alone

Jimmy Sparks went into bars and opened up his mouth
Said some things to wounded men they could not allow
When it came to talking, he was always on the run
Everyone knew what the man had done
Ooh he'll take you for a ride

Jimmy believed in the American way
A prison guard, he worked hard and made the minimum wage
He found his freedom like a man in a cage ooh

Jimmy loved Bonnie and he fathered a kid
A baby boy but the mother had other reasons to live
She left the baby with a note on the bed ooh

It was a struggle just to cover the rent
His jail cut hours and hours little baby was sick
He needed money and he needed it quick, it was 3AM

Oh my love, oh my love
Could you spare my blood, spare my blood

Jim woke his son and buckled him in the car
They drove an hour from town and found a gambling hall
The waitress babysat the boy at the bar, oh no
After an hour Jimmy doubled his cash
He took his kid and his winnings as the dealer just laughed
He said they leave and then they always come back that's a fact

Out on the road they caught a stranger in the lights
His thumb was up and his son asked if the man was alright
Jim said you never give a hitcher a ride 'cause its us or them
It was 3AM

Oh my love, oh my love
Could you spare my blood, spare my blood

Twenty years gone and now the boy is a man
Broke Jimmy's habits got in mountains and mountains of debt
And now the sharks are coming back to collect oh oh
They stripped his jewelry and the boots of Jim's feet
They kick him out the car and said we'll give you a week
8 miles from home and only 18 degrees it was 3AM

Oh my love, oh my love
Could you spare my blood, damn my blood

Now Jimmy's son is trying to make his way home
His graveyard shift ended and it was starting to snow
He sees an old man walking barefoot alone, it was 3AM
His old man waved his hands with tears in his eyes
But Jimmy's son just sped up and remembered daddy's advice
No you don't ever give a hitcher a ride
'Cause it's us or them
'Cause it's me or him
It was 3AM
3AM

Why don't you tell me you love me too?
Why did you sell me on that thing you do?
Why every single December I'm waiting on you?
Why you just looking me over?

Giving me why's
Keep giving me why's, no
Tell you enough
Then you give me one more
Heavenly eyes, I'm dying for
Why you just looking me over?

Look what you're doing to me (I don't mind)
Look what you're doing to me
Ooh your love is better than I remember
And why did you leave off, me loving you?
Why you just looking me over?
Look what you're doing to me

And look what you've done, look what you've done
You're looking me over
Ooh your love, it's better than I remember
Heavenly eyes
Why don't you, don't you just notice?
And why did you leave off, me loving you?
You're taking me over
Why you just looking me over?
Heavenly eyes, heavenly eyes

Scope
You said none left when I gave you hope
I light up when you come home
If you leave you'll be sorry

Giving me eyes
Keep giving me eyes, no
Tell you enough
Then you give me one more
Heavenly eyes, I'm dying for
Oh, I'm losing my world
Why you just looking me over?

Look what you're doing to me (I don't mind)
Look what you're doing to me
Ooh your love is better than I remember
And why did you leave off, me loving you?
Why you just looking me over?
Look what you're doing to me
And look what you've done, look what you've done
You're looking me over
Ooh your love, it's better than I remember
Heavenly eyes
Why don't you, don't you just notice?
And why did you leave off, me loving you?
You're taking me over
Why you just looking me over?
Heavenly eyes

Okay, don't cry
I'm looking you over
You know you're giving me the thing
You're taking my only
You're taking my only
You're taking my only
You're taking my only
I don't mind

Look what you're doing to me
Look what you've done
You're looking me over
Ooh your love, it's better than I remember
Heavenly eyes
Why don't you, don't you just notice?
And why did you leave off, me loving you?
You're taking me over
Why you just looking me over?
Heavenly eyes, heavenly eyes
Look what you're doing to me
Look what you're doing to me
Look what you've done
You're looking me over
Ooh your love, it's better than I remember
Heavenly eyes
Why don't you, don't you just notice?
And why did you leave off, me loving you?
You're taking me over
Why you just looking me over?
Heavenly eyes
Why you just looking me over?

I wanna meet tomorrow

Yesterday, made me a fool today

I tried my best to follow

But you're moving too fast, on your daddy long legs

You say I'm destined to live in stories

I can't let go of 2008

You say I'm a star, here grows my dark, you know

That the way you proposin' and say my name



Oh, oh (oh), oh, oh (oh), oh, oh (oh)

I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh

I'm letting you know, oh oh oh oh oh

I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh

Baby, now I know



You think about our ending

I think about when I met you though

That says I'm just pretending

Said that I'm just scared that I'll end up alone

I walked around Hawaiian mazes

I didn't really care, forgot my bra

'Cause a dragon teeth ain't worried about letting go

The tightness I hold on a rope, like a soldier



Oh, oh (oh), oh, oh (oh), oh, oh (oh)

I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh

I'm letting you know, oh oh oh oh oh

I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh

Baby, now I know



I made myself believe that I can go

'Cause we've been up and over, then below

For Heaven's sake, would you leave? Shut the door

Let me go, let you know why

It's gonna take a minute 'til I'm full

The way that I've been feeling's overdue

To leave me, why you left and then complain you're alone?

Then I don't know why



But baby it's something 'bout the way you love me

Yeah, now I don't know, now I don't know me anymore

I'm letting go and you don't have to tell me twice

And you should know, I never needed your advice

I should've known back then, now I know it's right



Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh



I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh

I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh

I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh

I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh

[Instrumental]

Could it be I was the one that you held so deep in the night
On the back staircase you fell to your knees with tears in your eyes

All that you suffered, all the disease
You couldn't hide it, hide it from me

All alone scared in your room, would you swear there's nobody home
On the bed laying awake as you prayed he'd leave you alone

I'll let the darkness swallow me whole
I need to find you, need you to know

I'll be your friend in the daylight again
There we will be, like an old enemy
Like the salt and the sea

And they wrote all these prescriptions, they wrote me off
Like a heel
Yeah, the doctors with their medicine left me
To rock in my filth

From the destruction, out of the flame
You need a villain, give me a name

I'll be your friend in the daylight again
There we will be, like an old enemy
I'll be your friend in the daylight again
There we will be, like an old enemy
Like the salt and the sea
Like the salt and the sea

Used to call it nothing
And then you turned it into something
You were a petal I could pluck then, uh
Maybe we should touch or something
I promise I won't fall in love then
You could put me in your pocket
Wouldn't you like that?

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go
I found a letter from your friend, he said you're gone
He said you were going to the mountain with the most snow, so long
Told me you were headed for Alaska
I thought I dreamt it, but I know it, now it's on
Instead of writing letters
Jimmy coulda had my heart to lean on

Fake, you dedicate me nothing
You couldn't say it, we were something
You got me all huffin' and puffin'
Maybe we should kiss or something
I promise I won't fall in love then
You could put me in your pocket
Wouldn't you like that?

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go
I found a letter from your friend, he said you're gone
He said you were going to the mountain with the most snow, so long
Told me you were headed for Alaska
I thought I dreamt it, but I know it, now it's on
Instead of writing letters
Jimmy coulda had my heart to lean on

Call me to tell me somethin' that you want from me
And I gave in in the beginning when you asked for me
And the buzz that I know, I get it when you're sweet to me, yeah
I don't know why I'm goin', took the map from me
And I know that I wanna feed him 'cause he's so hungry
You could put me in your pocket
Wouldn't you like that?
Oh, and now I'm sayin'

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go
I found a letter from your friend, he said you're gone
He said you were going to the mountain with the most snow, so long
When he told me you were headed for Alaska
I thought I dreamt it, but I know it, now it's on
Instead of writing letters
Jimmy coulda had my heart to lean on

(And you should've told me)
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go (say you're my only)
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go
(And you should've told me, told me, told me, told me)
Told me you were headed to Alaska
(Baby, you could've warned me)
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy (ay), don't go
(Baby, you could've told me)
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go
(You could've told me, told me, told me, told me)

You thought you found what you wanted in the propaganda
Too many pieces to mop up, I told you this was a mistake
It's undecided, but I got to know
We been divided, but I told you so
You must have been born reciting
The most poetic ride or die death wish

But we could be different
The ways I would give in
It's something about it
I'm weaker without it
I think it's something about you

It's something 'bout this situation
The windows don't make sounds and I'm all f*cked up
I can't save myself, mama, I need help
I think I made some bad decisions
The gun's abound in my love and I'm all f*cked up
I can't save myself, mama I need help

Tell me tell me that it's over
And tell me that you're strong enough
Look at the mirror at my messy hair
I'm addicted to this bleed on love
I wanna be understanding but
Baby we gonna f*ck this whole thing up
I-I suck aside I decided that suicide is on my side

But we could be different
The ways I would give in
There's something about it
I'm weaker without it

I think it's something about you

It's something 'bout this situation
The windows don't make sounds and I'm all f*cked up
I can't save myself, mama, I need help
(I think it's something about you)
Think I made some bad decisions
The gun's abound in my love and I'm all f*cked up
I can't save myself, mama, I need help

I know you call me pretty baby
I thought you'd be the one to save me baby
I know you call me pretty baby
I thought you'd be the one to save me baby

It's something 'bout this situation
The windows don't make sounds and I'm all f*cked up
I can't save myself, mama, I need help
(I think it's something about you)
Something about these bad decisions
The gun's abound in my love and I'm all f*cked up
I can't save myself, mama, I need some help


Mama I need some help ay yeah, ay ay ay
Mama gimme some help ah oh
And if you're really scared, then you need somebody
I really need some help, I need some help

It's coming through a hole in the air
From those nights in Tiananmen Square
It's coming from the feeling
This ain't exactly real
Or it's real, but it ain't exactly there

From the wars against disorder
From the sirens night and day
From the fires of the homeless
From the ashes of the gay
Democracy is coming to the USA

It's coming through a crack in the wall
On a visionary flood of alcohol
From the staggering account
Of the Sermon on the Mount
Which I don't pretend to understand at all
It's coming from the silence
On the dock of the bay
From the brave, the bold, the battered
Heart of Chevrolet
Democracy is coming to the USA

It's coming from the sorrow in the street

The holy places where the races meet
From the homicidal bitchin'
That goes down in every kitchen
To determine who will serve and who will eat
From the wells of disappointment
Where the women kneel to pray
For the grace of God in the desert here
And the desert far away
Democracy is coming to the USA

Sail on, sail on
Oh mighty ship of state!
To the shores of need
Past the reefs of greed
Through the squalls of hate
Sail on, sail on, sail on

It's coming to America first

The cradle of the best and of the worst
It's here they've got the range
And the machinery for change
And it's here they've got the spiritual thirst
It's here the family's broken
And it's here the lonely say
That the heart has got to open
In a fundamental way
Democracy is coming to the USA

It's coming from the women and the men
Oh baby, we'll be making love again
We'll be going down so deep
That the river's going to weep
And the mountain's going to shout Amen!
It's coming like the tidal flood
Beneath the lunar sway
Imperial, mysterious

In amorous array
Democracy is coming to the USA

Sail on, sail on
Oh mighty ship of state!
To the shores of need
Past the reefs of greed
Through the squalls of hate
Sail on, sail on, sail on

I'm sentimental, if you know what I mean
Oh, I love the country but I can't stand the scene
And I'm neither left or right
I'm just staying home tonight
Getting lost in that hopeless little screen
But I'm stubborn as those garbage bags
That time cannot decay
I'm junk but I'm still holding up

This little wild bouquet
Democracy is coming to the USA
To the USA
To the USA
To the USA

An old lady crosses the street
And as she waves to me
I don't see her

And I know that one day I

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

And how I miss my mother's mother
She became a stranger, but I still love her
And I hope, I hope she turns

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Now the day came, when we left her
We couldn't say goodbye, and I know that I was wrong
But I hope that she knows

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

You got my heart beating
Beating, beating, beating, beating, beating
You got my mind to fall over
Fall over, fall over, fall over, fall over
Fall over, fall over

I gave up my, my pride, why?
Why, lay over
My motion says why

You got my heart beating
Beating, beating, beating, beating, beating
You got my mind to fall over
Fall over, fall over, fall over, fall over
Fall over, fall over

I gave up my, my pride, why?
Why, lay over
My motion says why
Why, lay over
My motion says why

You apologize
One too many times so I gave up
You used your second tries
All the words you end up spitting up
You have gentle eyes
That I love that I hate
That I love that I hate
That I love that I hate that I love

Baby say it again
Maybe if you say it again
Maybe if you say it again
Maybe I'll believe it then
Baby say it again
Baby if you say it again
Change some words around maybe I'll believe you then

And I'm hurting from the way that this worked out
If you could rearrange your words you could've saved it
If we were made of water, we could swim around it
Can't no more

I still love you though
You're still my best friend
But I hate you though
And from my tippy toes
That I used to limp
'Round your big ego
I should've told you so
When you asked me if I could f*ck you
When you asked me, I should've said no

And I'm hurting from the way that this worked out
If you could rearrange your words you could've saved it
If we were made of water, we could swim around it
Can't no more

(Could've saved it)
(Could've saved it)
(Could've saved it)
(Could've saved it)

And I'm hurting from the way that this worked out
If you could rearrange your words you could've saved it
If we were made of water, maybe we could swim around it
But I just can't believe no more

If we were made of water
If we were made of water

Loneliness, oh won't you let me be
Let me be and I will set you free
Don't you think if it was up to me
I would choose to be happy

Let me go, the king's on high
He picks her out of the crowd to be by his side
She walks up, staircase in white
She holds her breath, pretends that this is right

'Cause all this, it don't come free
And don't become a casualty
And live beneath what you were meant to be

'Cause cowards and heroes feel
The same as you and me, it's real
But some will run and others persevere

Victory is in the fight
In men with hearts will bleed tonight
And only rest and rest is what is right

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm

I belong to no one
You belong to someone else but
Maybe if we just rewind the tape
Give me one more chance to
Give me one more chance to show you baby
Baby if you just realize what we could be
Baby if you just relearn my name, mhm
Baby if you just relearn my name, mhm

What about all the life that we could make?
We could grow older
What about love? What about love?
What about love? What about love?

I belong to no one
You belong to someone else but
Maybe if we just go back in time
Hurts to see you in real life, but
I can talk to you like this is okay
That's the only way, that's the only way, that's the only way
Promise me you will never love another, hmm
You said it when we were under the covers

What about the way kiss the same?
We could grow older
What about love? What about love?
What about love? What about love?

Yeah yeah, ohh
Ohh, ohh
Ohh, ohh (ohh)

Ohh, ahh, ohh
Ohh, ohh (ohh)

What about, what about, what about, what about love, what about love babe?
What about, what about, what about, what about love, what about love?
What about, what about, what about, what about love, what about love babe?
What about, what about, what about, what about love, what about love babe?

I (I), love (you), you (you)
I love you (love), (I)