[Intro]
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Dont you dare say that youll braid my hair, babe
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If you dont really care
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You wanted me sadder, you wanted me sadder
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Fishtail, whats the matter with that?
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[Verse 1]
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Skippin rope in the bayou, bayou
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Slip softly in terrain
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Not that smart, but Ive got things to say
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Palm trees in black and white
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I like to watch them sway
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Youre so funny, I wish I could skinny-dip inside your mind
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[Pre-Chorus]
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Lately, Ive been thinkin about how things used to be
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Swingin in a nightgown underneath the old oak tree
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Almost Victorian with you, you can talk to me
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But, lately, I can see
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[Chorus]
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You wanted me sadder (Baby)
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You wanted me sadder
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Cant you see it?
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For me, you are the one
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And if Im not the one for you, dont just say it
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I was on the stairs, Ella Fitzgerald in the air
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Feelin hella rare
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Baby, if you care
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Baby, dont you dare say
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Youll braid my hair, babe
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Dont you dare say that youll braid my hair, babe
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If you dont really care
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You wanted me sadder
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[Verse 2]
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Dancin there in the hot, hot sun
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I know that weve got problems
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I plan to address them another day
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Palm trees in black and white
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I see in technicolor
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Maybe Ill take my glasses off so I stop painting red flags green
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[Pre-Chorus]
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Lately, Ive been sunnin in the L.A. riverbed
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Wearin nothin but the summer bruises on my knees
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I like how you talk, how you speak, how you look at me
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But, lately, I can see
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[Chorus]
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You wanted me sadder (Baby)
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You wanted me sadder
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You wanted me sadder
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Cant you see it?
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For me, you are the one and if Im not the one for you
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Dont just say it
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I was on the stairs, Ella Fitzgerald in the air
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Feelin hella rare
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Baby, if you care
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Baby, dont you dare say
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Youll braid my hair, see
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Baby, if you care, then
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Baby, dont you dare say
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That you really care
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Dont you dare say that youll braid my hair
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When you get home tonight
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If you dont really care
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Yeah, dont you dare say that youll braid my hair, babe
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If you dont really care, see
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Dont you braid my hair
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If youre not coming home to me
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Ah-ah
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[Outro]
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You want someone sadder
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Skippin rope in the bayou, bayou
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Slip softly in terrain
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Im not that smart
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But Ive got things to say
