Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
Performer
John Darnielle
John Darnielle
Vocals
Alex DeCarville
Alex DeCarville
Drums
Erik Friedlander
Erik Friedlander
Cello
Franklin Bruno
Franklin Bruno
Keyboards
Peter Hughes
Peter Hughes
Bass Guitar
Scott Solter
Scott Solter
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Darnielle
John Darnielle
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice
Producer

Lyrics

The king of the jungle Was asleep in his car When your chances fall in your lap like that You've got to recognize them for what they really are Nobody in this house Wants to own up to the truth I crawl in shotgun and reach into his mouth And grab hold of one long, sharp tooth And hold on For dear life, I hold on Well, of course he wakes up His paw hits the horn I am going to regret The day that I was born And then Mom rushes out to the driveway My sister too Everyone's screaming I am dreaming of you I hold on For dear life, I hold on And my arms get sore And my palms start to sweat And the tears roll down my face 'Till my cheeks are hot and red and soaking wet In come the cops They blowtorch the doors I start wailing The lion roars There's no good way to end this Anyone can see There's this great big you And little old me And we hold on For dear life, we hold on We hold on
Writer(s): John S Darnielle Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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