Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Four Flights Up lyrics

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I was woken up at four a.m. by your screams and anguished cries<br />

Your mother was singing in the bathroom "she will never be my child"<br />

Oh, baby talks in her sleep so loud<br />

We're living four flights up but I swear<br />

Right now it feels like underground<br />

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Well you have absolutely no common sense<br />

Yes I know that's your charm<br />

You spend the whole day on the phone<br />

You say well it helps you stay calm<br />

You cling to my arm, I know that's your charm<br />

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And when I ask you what you want<br />

You say "do you mind hey crocodile"<br />

Well then could you give me some peace?<br />

You say "well maybe for a while"<br />

Sometimes you know you could almost be a child<br />

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Oh, must you tell me all your secrets?<br />

When it's hard to love you, knowing nothing<br />

We're living four flights up but I swear<br />

Right now it feels like underground<br />

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You are your worst enemy, so don't expect my sympathy<br />

Oh, go back to your mother's house and cry your little heart out<br />

You can drive them back to town in a beat-up Grace Kelly car<br />

Looking like a friend of Truman Capote, looking exactly like you are<br />

Yes, yes I know that's your charm<br />

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So don't ask me if I want you, only ask me if I must<br />

I've been blown around so long, don't know which senses to trust<br />

Oh no, but I know that I must<br />

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Oh, must you tell me all your secrets?<br />

When it's hard to love you, knowing nothing<br />

We're living four flights up but I swear<br />

Right now it feels like underground