Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Damien Rice
Canonical path: /damien-rice/bottom-shelf
Related lyric paths: 6
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Bottom Shelf
Read Bottom Shelf lyrics by Damien Rice on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Bottom Shelf
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I take myself from the bottom shelf
And I reel my troubles in
And I put them up on a higher hill
To a place I've never been
And I'll wait for you if you want me to
Am I just wasting my time?
And I'll wait for you if you ask me to
Am I just losing my mind?
And I'm always hanging on
And I'm always closing doors
And I'm always saying no
No, when I really really want it all
When I really really want it all
When I really really want it all
When I really really want you
And I'll take myself from the bottom shelf
And I'm on the street again
But it's the newer town, and the rain come down
In a place I?ve never been
And I play for you if you ask me to
Am I just wasting my time?
Yeah I play for you if you want me to
Am I just losing my mind?
'Cause I'm always hanging on
And I'm always closing doors
And I'm always saying no
When I really really want it all
When I really really want you
When I really really want it all
I really really really want
Yeah I really really want it all
When I really really wanted you
I take myself from the bottom shelf
And I reel my troubles in
And I put them up on a higher hill
To a place I've never been
And I'll play for you if you want me to
I just wasting my time?
And I'll play for you if you ask me to
Am I just losing my mind?
Am I just losing my mind?
Am I just losing my mind?
Am I just losing?
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