Vampire Weekend - Diplomat's Son lyrics
rate me<br>
It’s not right but it’s now or never <br />
And if I wait could I ever forgive myself? <br />
<br />
On a night when the moon glows yellow in the riptide <br />
With the light from the TVs buzzing in the house <br />
<br />
Cuz I’m gonna cut it where I can <br />
And then I’m gonna duck out behind them <br />
If I ever had a chance it’s now then <br />
But I never had the feeling I could offer that to you <br />
<br />
To offer it to you would be cruel <br />
When all I want to do is use, use you <br />
<br />
He was a diplomat’s son <br />
It was ‘81 <br />
<br />
Dressed in white with my car keys hidden in the kitchen <br />
I could sleep wherever I lay my head <br />
<br />
And the sight of your two shoes sitting in the bathtub <br />
Let me know that I shouldn’t give up just yet <br />
<br />
Cuz I’m gonna take it from Simon <br />
And then I’m gonna duck out behind them <br />
If I ever had a chance it’s now then <br />
But I never had the feeling I could offer that to you <br />
<br />
To offer it to you would be cruel <br />
When all I want to do is use, use you <br />
<br />
He was a diplomat’s son <br />
It was ‘81 <br />
<br />
I know, you’ll say <br />
I’m not doing it right <br />
But this is how I want it <br />
<br />
I can’t go back <br />
To how I felt before— <br />
<br />
That night I smoked a joint <br />
With my best friend <br />
We found ourselves in bed <br />
When I woke up he was gone <br />
<br />
He was the diplomat’s son <br />
It was ‘81 <br />
<br />
Looking out at the ice-cold water all around me <br />
I can’t feel any traces of that other place <br />
<br />
In the dark when the wind comes racing off the river <br />
There’s a car all black with diplomatic plates
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