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Artist: Elliott Smith
Canonical path: /elliott-smith/stray
Related lyric paths: 6
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Stray
Read Stray lyrics by Elliott Smith on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Stray
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It was a deep sleep
I woke up weak
And i felt like, like a stray
Now i believe we're on to nothing
I was shaken and angry and used to nothing
Coming to nothing, are you coming to stay
Or for a minute (?) are you
Coming to take my place
So take this disgrace
Stray
It was a deep sleep
I woke up weak
With a question and your promise not to separate
And i would feel so empty
Space between me
That's what's with me
That's what's with me
Are you coming to stay
Or for a minute (?) are you
Coming to take my play
When i wake up in the lone star state
Stray
Are you coming to stay
Or for a minute (?) are you
Coming to take my place
When i wake up in the lone star state
Stray
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Elliott Smith performs "Stray", and this lyric page sits inside the Elliott Smith catalog on LyroVerse.
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