The Promise Ring – A Picture Postcard

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If I put my hands to your stomach, or put my lips to your hand. Birmingham has gone to motors. Take me home, keep your eyes on the road. So don't forget to kiss me if you're really going to leave. Couldn't you take the second bus home? Couldn't you just take me with you? I'm convinced that you're from mars.

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Track duration: 03:10


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    General Comment:One of my favorites. I agree, It is about young love, And being innocent while having the butterfly feeling in your stomach. Great song.
    Flag SkylinexBleedsxRedon November 11, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:beautiful song, brings back memories. love The Promise Ring!
    Flag BearsAndBeetson May 15, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:The line "If I put my hands to your stomach, or put my lips to your hand" comes from Red House Painter's song titled, "Japanese to English". And the line "Keep your eyes on the road" comes from a song by Braid titled, "Interstate 57". So that explains the lyrical credit given in the liner notes to M. Kozelek and B. Nanna.
    Flag BigNothingon July 10, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:This song is pretty much what it's like to be high-school young and in love.
    Flag TimSPCon April 14, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:this song it's just beautiful *-*
    Flag crow_hearton December 23, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I think all of the promise ring songs speak for themselves. no need to dig too much into them, they'll only get you nowhere and nothing...and as we all know, nothing feels good.
    Flag dcdcon December 02, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:i think the fact that bob nanna (of braid + hey mercedes, etc. fame) and mark kozelek (of red house painters, sun kil moon, etc. fame) collaborated on these lyrics is an awesome fact- only adds to the greatness!
    Flag sean7711on May 26, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:thats not true at all, they would have had to give him lyrical credit on the album, and they dont; they say: 'lyrical credit to b. nanna and m. kozelek on track 8[which is a picture postcard].'
    Flag hybrid_rainbowon April 11, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:no way! where'd you find that out?
    Flag slide0707on April 10, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:tim kinsella wrote the song originally.
    Flag mt in chon February 08, 2006   Link

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