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Lovers Need Lawyers

from Album Of The Year by The Good Life

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lyrics

I swear to speak the whole truth,
nothing but the truth,
oh, so help me God, I wasn't cheating on you.
Yeah, I've got a spotty record,
but I've been renewed.
If you can't believe me -
then what's to believe?
Once you lose the trust you lose sincerity.
I'm sick and tired of acting sincere
to your accusing eyes and ears.

Oh, lovers need lawyers;
all that I'm screaming's being held against me.
You're judge and jury,
so hang me or take me for all I am worth,
better or worse.

Yeah, I was drinking.
Yeah, she was drinking too,
and, yeah, we made a connection -
she came from the same neighborhood.
But, surely, you can't charge me for that,
that's merely fact -merely coincidence.
So, there we were, outlasting last call.
We took a cab to Iowa
for more alcohol.
Yeah, we crossed the river alone;
I also went home alone.

Oh, lovers need lawyers.
We're talking in circles,
but missing the meaning of why we're fighting:
you just want to make the best me that you can.
All I am - take me for all I am worth.
Take me for all I am.

I could never take another's hand...
it's to you I'm condemned.

credits

from Album Of The Year, released August 10, 2004
Tim Kasher: vocals, guitar | Ryan Fox: synths, piano, guitar | Stefanie Drootin: bass
Roger Lewis: drums, tambourine | Mike Mogis: keyboards, optigan, mellotron

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The Good Life Omaha, Nebraska

The Good Life is drummer Roger L. Lewis’s love of classic rock, multi-instrumentalist Ryan Fox’s chaotic approach to melody, Stefanie Drootin-Senseney’s propulsive yet tuneful bass parts, and Tim Kasher’s deft, complementary song writing.

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