Joel Plaskett - Just Because lyrics
[Joel Plaskett - Just Because lyrics]
To Warren Oates on silver screen
I do believe that he was right
I took all kinds of things tonight
I do what I do just because
Under her thumb overpowered by love
You’d walk the earth to find a hit
And then you’d walk away from it
Cause all the shadows on the stage
Are why the lighting techs get paid
The reasons why we love you still
Lie in the space you didn’t fill
You do what you do just because
Out of this world overpowered by love
I read a book when I was young
Then opened up another one
The second book said to the first
"I know your story mine is worse"
I skipped ahead to read the end
I never read a book again
I do what I do just because
Out of the past overpowered by love
I ran a fever for a week
She spoke to me i couldn’t speak
I dreamed the glamour and the glitz
My fervor reached a fever pitch
She disappeared i finally spoke
Was then my fever kindly broke
Nothing appeared as it was
Under her thumb overpowered by love
I had this motor in a van
It ran and ran and ran and ran
One day in June it kicked the bucket
(Started up, Then thought "fuck it")
I had this motor in a Chevy
It got tired things got heavy
Nothing remains as it was
Spinning our wheels overpowered by fuzz
White hearts on a silver chain
Dragonflies to ease your pain
If you find it hard to choose
Just take a couple Russian blues
Bad news takes all shapes and forms
Prime ministers and college dorms
The bad news is this life is fleeting
The good news (Is we’ve reserved seating)
I heard the news that you’d be gone
I read it on my mobile phone
Just because we play it slow
Doesn’t make it sad you know
Somewhere someone’s line is ringing
Lean on in go down swinging
So much to say so little time
I’m working hard to clear my mind
I’ll leave you with one final thought
Oh, forget it i forgot
Wait, it’s coming back to me
Gord you rock eternally
Courage you say we ain’t done yet
Let’s see how heavy things can get