Cavetown - Lemon Boy lyrics

There once was a bittersweet man
And they called him, "Lemon Boy"
He was growing in my garden and I pulled
Him out by his hair like a weed
And like weeds do he only
Came and grew back again
So, I figured this time I might
As well let him be, be

Lemon Boy and me started
To get along together
I helped him plant his seeds and we'd
Mow the lawn in bad weather
It’s actually pretty easy being nice to
A bitter boy like him
So I got myself a citrus friend

But soon his bittersweet started to
Rub off on me
You’d think smelling like lemon zest
Would be pretty neat
I found out that my friends are
More of the savoury type
And they weren’t too keen on compromising
With a nice lemon pie

So Lemon Boy and me
We just gotta get along together
I'll help him plant his seeds and we'll
Mow the lawn in bad weather
It’s actually pretty easy being nice to
A bitter boy like him
So, I got myself a citrus friend

But what if I run out of fertilizer
What if the clouds run out of rain
What if Lemon Boy won’t grow no longer
What if beaches dry of sugarcane oh well
The whales start to beach themselves
Tortoise shells tear away from their spines
It happens all the time
It happens all the time

Lemon Boy and I, we’re gonna live forever
Like Snufkin and Little My
We’ll get around wherever

Lemon Boy and I, we’re gonna live forever
Like Snufkin and Little My
We’ll get around wherever
It’s actually pretty easy being nice to
A bitter boy like him

'Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
Yeah, we’re the bitterest guys around
And I got myself a citrus friend