Lyrics:

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(l,m) Cave
(p) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
< Nick Cave: vocals, piano, hammond, harmonica;
Mick Harvey: bass, acoustic guitar, vibraphone, percussion,
backing vocals;
Blixa Bargeld: guitar, backing vocals;
Kid Congo Powers: guitar;
Thomas Wydler: drums, percussion;
Alexandre Ramirez, Altamir Tea Bueno Salinas, Helena Akiku Imasato,
Lea Kalil Sadi: violins
Akira Terazaki, Glaucho Masahiru Imasato: violas
Braulio Marques Lima, Cristina Manescu: cellos >
( The Good Son [Mute, 1990] )
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Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history, baby
Every time you come around

Come loose your dogs upon me
And let your hair hang down
You are a little mystery to me
Every time you come around

We talk about it all night long
We define our moral ground
But when I crawl into your arms
Everything comes tumbling down

Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history, baby
Every time you come around

Your face has fallen sad now
For you know the time is nigh
When i must remove your wings
And you, you must try to fly

Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history, baby
Every time you come around

Come loose your dogs upon me
And let your hair hang down
You are a little mystery to me
Every time you come around

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