Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Holly Throsby
Canonical path: /holly-throsby/only-a-rake
Related lyric paths: 6
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Only A Rake
Read Only A Rake lyrics by Holly Throsby on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Only A Rake
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If only you'd stay
In the water
To wade
It's only a rake
In the garden I made
It's only a rake
A dead dirty spade
It's enough to win me
Or dig me a grave
If only you'd wait
With a bottle
Where you lay
It's only a day
A tomorrow away
It's only a day
It's what these hours make
It's enough to win me
Or make everything change
If only you'd play
I have made up a game
You give chase
And a message
And wait
If only you'd play
Hammer and nail
It's enough to win me
Or send me away
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Holly Throsby performs "Only A Rake", and this lyric page sits inside the Holly Throsby catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to A Heart Divided and As The Night Dies with a short reason for opening each page next.
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