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1. |
Me to You
02:32
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You to me are like popping candy to a little boy
You to me are a boy named Andy if I was a talking toy
You're the beat
And you're the street
The song that I play on repeat
And if all of this is true from me to you
Me to you, it's like we're glued cause I can't get away
This attachment, like a magnet, holds me every single day
You're the force that keeps me grounded
Gravity that I'm glad I found
And if all of this is true from me to you
Because there is no sound or any word I've found
That summarises what you mean to me
We don't need more than the same three chords
A new tone colour playing melody
Can you see through my metaphors at what I'm trying to say?
You're lots of things, you're queens to kings
Every night and every day
You're the wordplay
You're the pun
I called you and I hope you come
And if all of this is true from me to you
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2. |
Secret Song
02:58
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I know other men will want to be with you, It's true. Because I do
I'm not catching up with you because I want to check out the view behind you
I'm only telling you this cause you already knew about it.
You don't notice other women when they're flirting with you, it true. But I do
And sometimes I like to trail behind you, just like you do. You're fine too
I'm only telling you this cause you already knew about it
And we could scream from the rooftops
and nobody would stop and look up
because we, no, we're not a secret
and they're never gonna find a way of shutting us up
I don't want to do anything naughty with you, it's true, unless you do
And I don't want commitment or a house with a view, it's true, unless you do
I kind of hope that you do though cause I don't want to live without it
I think you're amazing. I hope that you know that I do
I know you do
I think about you sometimes when I've got some other things I should do
I know you do
I can't forget this is true cause you won't let me forget about it
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3. |
Hold me
03:36
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Hold me my pretty baby
I don't know what the future holds but I'll be holding you
We won't be lonely, my one and only
Just hold me just like I'm holding you
Some people try to plan a life with a wife and a happy home
With misty eyes, they're so surprised when they end up all alone
I don't fear cause you are here and that's all I need to know
If you're still there baby I don't care, we can take this future anywhere
I'd like to be an astronaut so I can fly you to the moon
But there's a good chance we could waste our lives away in the the living room
And If we do, I promise you, until the chairs give out
I'll sit with you and listen to all of the things that you're talking about
And the photos that we shoot will show the greys but it suits you
and the way that you like won't be the same as it used to
I don't need a crystal ball to show
I don't think I really need to know
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Every Single Day
04:40
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Hello hello
Pick up the phone
I hear your voice so far away and I'm feeling more along
because I know that you're not home
I haven't tripped over your shoes, I can't smell your cologne
Hello hello
Did you just call me?
It's great to hear your voice but I just wish that I could see you
I can hear it through the speakers, tears are running down your cheeks
And I wish that I could wipe them cause they're falling onto me
If I can't be with my one and only
at least not just right now
I'll have to wait another day
until that day, I'll wait and say
If I can't be with you in this moment,
I'll wait for the moment to change
If you're feeling so cold and lonely
just know that I'm feeling the same
I hope you feel the way I feel
and If you do, please say
Because I need to see you every single day
Here I just rest, no I don't get dressed
because there's no one here that I need to see me at my best
I'm not impressed with peacefulness
I need your noise, I need your mess, I need to see you standing there
So I will wait. I will wait
Until the day that you're standing beside me
And your face, I will embrace
and your body I will hold tight
Hello hello
I've just landed
I'm just waiting to pick up what I've checked in
Hello hello
I'm right outside
I'll meet you in the car park and we'll go back to our lives
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Babies
02:41
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A family of two
It's only me and you
and that could be all it'll ever be and that would be enough for me
because me and you
We drive each other crazy
But everyone around us keeps giving birth to babies
These things are not for everyone
They eat and shit and cry
I do enough of that myself so why the fuck should I procreate
Oh but it would be so great
A tiny happy family you would be
I am bad at maths
but even I can see
You plus me just equals us, it doesn't have to equal three
I don't see why anyone should count higher than two
If I need another person here I just need another you
Just to reiterate
Life isn't long
There's no need to apologise when you've done nothing wrong
Oh but wait
One day it could be too late
A lonely married couple you would be
I go to a restaurant and I can find a seat
I don't need some sticky fingered creature at my feet
Oh but but wait
Oh but it could be so great
A tiny happy family you would be
One day it could be too late
A lonely married couple you would be
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The Gentleman Sleazebag
03:33
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He shuffles out of his brand new convertible car
Thinks he's got a shot with the cute little girl at the bar
When he came in, she thought he was looking for help
Imagine her surprise when he started introducing himself
He was from a time she wished she was from
Except he was twenty five and she was twenty four
Told her she was pretty, looked 'just like Lauren Bacall
Assured her that his vintage was not a problem at all
He said
'I'm like a fine fine wine. I'm only getting better with time
This time what I'd like to do is spend a little more time with you'
She said
'It wouldn't be so bad if you weren't the age of my Dad
It wouldn't be obscene if you weren't a gentleman sleazebag'
He thought that he was funny, he thought that he was sweet
He said
'Hey pretty honey, come home with me. Cause I think that you're pretty'
'That's OK'
'I'm a silver fox'
'You're old and grey'
He was looking her up and down
She had to turn him down
She said
'You're not a fine wine, you're an old cheese
You are just a gentleman sleazebag'
'I think I'm a classic'
'I think you're a creepy'
It's nearly 7:30 time to go to sleep
'I think you've dropped your smile, love'
'I think you dropped your teeth'
'Those legs go on for mile'
'I don't know what that means'
You sleazebag
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I hope I die before you
03:25
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We share a name, we share a car, one day we'll share a house
If we both liked the same food, we could share a mouth
The idea might sound strange to you but if I had a choice
I wouldn't need to hear a thing if you didn't have a voice
Our friends say we're identical and we both know it's true
I spend so much time with you that I kind of hope I die before you do
Some people think it's morbid but I think that it's sweet
I hope I love you half as much as I know you love me
and I would cry if you did die before I died
so please don't die before I do
I kind of hope I die before you
Our friends say we're identical and we both know it's true
I spend so much time with you that I kind of hope I die before you do
No I wouldn't change one minute of this
If we could find a way, we'd be connected at the hips
If you got old and tired, I would carry you
I spend so much time with you that I kind of hope I die before you do
I would cry if you did die before I died
so please don't die before I do
I kind of hope I die before you
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8. |
Afterlife
03:05
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The truth it just hit
and it doesn't hurt a bit
that you will be the death of me
Well that's fine, I don't mind
As long as I can spend my time
With you, With you by my side
I heard from a little bird
that with one little word
You could send me down the tunnel to the light
If that's right, I won't fight
Just stay with me tonight
If I don't wake I'll die a happy man
If you're gonna do it, Make sure that it's done right
Just make sure you're the last thing in my sight
You can break my neck if you want to
but I promise you that I'll haunt you
Because you are the love of my afterlife
I know that every sound I make
Could be the last breath that I take
Just take that last breath out of me
Just keep me still, I'm not afraid
Hold me in the bed we made
One more time, my dear, turn out the lights
And in that darkened place, I will only see your face
That's all I need to make my life complete
You can break my neck if you want to
but I promise you that I'll haunt you
and I will be the lover of your dreams
I won't make a scene
I promise I won't scream
If you could get it done by squeezing
I guess that I win
Cause in that other song we sing
I get to be the first one that is leaving
If you're gonna do it, Make sure that it's done right
Just make sure you're the last thing in my sight
You can break my neck if you want to
but I promise you that I'll haunt you
Because you are the love of my afterlife
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What do we do now?
03:15
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I'm not keeping secrets, darling, I can't keep it in
The words are flowing out now as my voice it starts to sing
I hope I don't regret but it's too late I just said it
Perhaps you didn't hear it so I think I'll just sit down
And say don't mind dear
I was kind of drinking at the time my dear
and so were you
We said things that we don't mean
I just spat mine out
What do we do now?
You went and bought me presents and you wrote a little note
It said 'Some of us find happiness but some will die alone'
This idea isn't new to me, I know it to be true
So what is the significance when it comes to me and you
And say don't mind dear
I was kind of drinking at the time my dear
and so were you
We said things that we don't mean
I just wrote mine down
What do we do now?
There's a time for honesty I think that time is now
All the drinks I shared with you, I spat most of them out
I was stone cold sober when I shared myself with you
If that makes you uncomfortable, I know what we could do
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10. |
Feel the Same
03:53
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My heart seems to flutter whenever I'm with you
I could have no other, I know this much is true
I guess I couldn't change yourself even if I wanted to
It's true, this fact of me, that I was born for you
I don't know the rules, I don't think that they need to exist
Like they do, cause I don't think that anybody else feels like this
like I do, when I'm with you
This love doesn't have any rules
You can go your own way if that's what you want to do
This love doesn't have any rules
Except you were meant for, I was meant for you, you were meant for, we were meant for
You, you're meant for me, I'm meant for you, that's the way that it should be, There for me, I'm there for you
That's just the way it's gonna be
With the one meant for me and for me that one is you
Hopefully you will see things the same way that I do.
Thanks to you I've got a broken jaw
Because my mouth seems to drop open whenever you walk right through the door
Thanks to you I'm feeling much the same
Except you were meant for, I was meant for, you were meant for, we were meant for
You, you're meant for me, I'm meant for you, that's the way that it should be, There for me, I'm there for you
That's just the way it's gonna be
With the one meant for me and for me that one is you
Hopefully you will see things the same way that I do.
My mind goes all blank when you walk away
Like you just took the words I was just about to say
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Stuck with Me
03:59
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You already told me that you would be my wife
So you're stuck with me for life
I hope that you thought this through
Because I know you're messy
I know you're moody
We like some pretty stupid movies
and I like to watch them late at night with you
But you're kind of a bitch
and You're a little bit of a jerk
But when we're together we've got a way of making it work
You can take everything that people always knew to be true
They're not about me and they're not about you
Together, we're exceptional
If it feels this good it's probably too good to be true
It doesn't apply to you, It doesn't apply to you
Love can only feel this exciting when it's new
That doesn't apply to you, It doesn't apply to you
The first time I saw you, I thought you looked a little bit weird
Purple hair and your little beard
'He looks different', I thought to myself
Then you were informed that I was a weirdo
Different from some but you were perfect for me and I can't see my life without you there
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12. |
You're My
03:46
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I don't need to find out where you have been
because you're always with me
I don't worry about a single thing
Cause you're looking after me
If I don't say it right now, I know I'll say it sometime
I don't know what the thing I want to call you is, but I know you are mine
You're My
Ba Ba Ba Bada
Ba Ba Ba Bada
Ba Ba Ba Bada
Bup badada Bup Bup
You're my
Ba Ba Ba Bada
Ba Ba Ba Bada
Ba Ba Ba Bada
You gave me the pieces I didn't know that I was missing
I don't need to shout a single thing cause I know you are listening
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The Old Married Couple VIC, Australia
The Old Married Couple are an acoustic duo who deliver quirky folk, swing, country and blues influenced songs with a distinct charm and wit. Comprised of the real life young married couple of Riley and Kate Beech, The Old Married Couple are disarming and charming as they combine sweet melodies with honest and often humourous lyrics. ... more
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