This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
The film was a bust, but we stayed to the ending
Hair all a mussed but your clothes didn't look so bad
And back on the street, the rain was descending
In cold dirty sheets, so under the awning we sat
And then you hailed yourself a yellow cab
And I sat for a time by the valets in line
And I read what you wrote on the card
Above a cowboy you drew a big dark balloon
Saying "try not to take it so hard"
But there's this nagging suspicion that won't leave me alone tonight
Its just that everything I try to do, nothing seems to turn out right
We laid on our backs and stared at the ceiling
Messed with your slacks, but ended up just holding your hand
The rain will remain, the tv was telling
A drip of the drain as your legs lifted brilliantly bent
And fall to resting on the ottoman
So we turned off the tube and we crawled to your room
Leaving discarded clothes in our way
And we both had some fun, though I twice bit my tongue
And it lasted too long for my taste
And there's this nagging suspicion that won't leave me alone tonight
Its just that everything I try to do, nothing seems to turn out right
And there's this nagging suspicion that won't leave me alone tonight
Its just that everything I try to do, nothing seems to turn out right
A wink and a wave and your off to your family's
I sit and watch as the taxis lights distantly fade
I guess I always thought it'd end this way
Hair all a mussed but your clothes didn't look so bad
And back on the street, the rain was descending
In cold dirty sheets, so under the awning we sat
And then you hailed yourself a yellow cab
And I sat for a time by the valets in line
And I read what you wrote on the card
Above a cowboy you drew a big dark balloon
Saying "try not to take it so hard"
But there's this nagging suspicion that won't leave me alone tonight
Its just that everything I try to do, nothing seems to turn out right
We laid on our backs and stared at the ceiling
Messed with your slacks, but ended up just holding your hand
The rain will remain, the tv was telling
A drip of the drain as your legs lifted brilliantly bent
And fall to resting on the ottoman
So we turned off the tube and we crawled to your room
Leaving discarded clothes in our way
And we both had some fun, though I twice bit my tongue
And it lasted too long for my taste
And there's this nagging suspicion that won't leave me alone tonight
Its just that everything I try to do, nothing seems to turn out right
And there's this nagging suspicion that won't leave me alone tonight
Its just that everything I try to do, nothing seems to turn out right
A wink and a wave and your off to your family's
I sit and watch as the taxis lights distantly fade
I guess I always thought it'd end this way
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Everything I Try to Do, Nothing Seems to Turn Out Right Lyrics as written by Colin Meloy
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I don't see any gender indications in the song? Unless you'd say "slacks" is only used to indicate womens trousers?
No comments yet? This song is beautiful. The lyrics tell a story that we can all relate to. Everything I try to do, nothing seems to turn out right. The Decemberists are an amazing band.
you're right. this song is beautiful. i can't stop listening to it. i love how each song is a story.
leaves you with such a sad feeling lingering around.
where can i find this?
This song leaves you with a sad sort of feeling that you could have done more, but the singer is really being overly dramatic. That's why I find it endearing.
He says "I always thought it'd end this way", but if you read the lyrics she's really just going to visit her family for a few days.
angelsandangles it's on the Billy Liar single along with "Sunshine", well worth the purchase.
Tarkio-ish, almost. Good song. Should have been on Her Majesty or Picaresque.
Different from any other song by these guys, but equally beautiful... For the record, the lyrics are "big talk balloon," not "big dark balloon" in the 2nd stanza... just listen to it.