Top Songs By The Lucky Valentines
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Lucky Valentines
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jamie Elise Carrier
Songwriter
Lyrics
Well the only river I
Ever dipped my toes in
Was the river of my own pain and confusion
Every little girl should find a refuge in her father
And daddies shouldn't take
Consolation from the bodies of their daughters
She held on to my ankles and she drug me down
Run as fast as feet can go
To get out of this town
Marry right away
Try to make a home
But the babes get taken away before they're even grown
What could I have changed
Even if I'd known
The other side is painted black for a reason
Held my body in his grasp
For a season
I won't be goin anywhere
Where I have to spend another second with you
If that means bedding with the devil
Well you can bet that's what I'm gonna do
Cause I can't see no god
Who could hold hands with me and you at the same time
While I was crying
"Why"
My baby sister's got another important mission
In the flashing lights and busy streets of New York City
What's she gonna tell em over there
"Somebody upstairs cares"
And she sends me fakey postcards
Filled with little hokey prayers
Well I don't need no help or no Prayin from the likes of them
When her husband threw me out
He said don't go talkin to his children
Lay me down quietly
Don't go spouting off no eulogy
Just make sure that little dog is lyin next to me
Don't go makin fancy sandwiches
Don't invite the neighbors over to reminisce
Don't be sayin "she was that" or
"She was this"
Just let my body lay
Send me on my way
And go about your business
The other side is painted black for a reason
Held my body in his grasp for a season
I won't be goin anywhere
Where I have to spend another second with you
If that means bedding with the devil
You can bet that's what I'm gonna do
Cause I can't see no god
Who could hold hands with me and you at the same time
While I was crying
Why?
Why?
Why
Writer(s): Jamie Elise Carrier
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