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Artist: Sleater-Kinney
Canonical path: /sleater-kinney/favorite-neighbor
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Favorite Neighbor
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Favorite Neighbor
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Well, alright, your presence is a favor
Loaning out your virtue
Like you’re our favorite neighbor
Come on, try a little harder
Love to keep us guessing
Are you saint or are you martyr?
My my, shoulda seen it coming
Drownin’ in the gold
And soakin’ in the honey
Oh my, we didn’t see it coming
Built ourselves a fortress
And now the walls are tumblin’
Now hold on, you’re an overreacher
Doling out those lessons
Like you’re our favorite teacher
Oh boy you’re keep us learning
Puttin’ out our fires
While your own house is burning
My my, shoulda seen it coming
Drownin’ in the gold
And soakin’ in the honey
Oh my, we didn’t see it coming
Built ourselves a fortress
And now the walls are tumblin’
Were we hoping to find it in a song?
Were we hoping to find it in a song?
Were we hoping to find it in a song?
Were we hoping to find it in a song?
Were we hoping to find it in a song?
Were we hoping to find it in a song?
Well, alright your presence is a favor
Loaning out your virtue
Like you’re our favorite neighbor
Come on what is it you’re screamin’?
Both of us are are lyin’
And both of us are dreamin’
Oh my, shoulda seen it comin’
Drownin’ in the gold
And soakin’ in the honey
Oh my, we didn’t see it comin’
Built ourselves a fortune
And now our hands are bloody
My my, shoulda seen it coming
Drownin’ in the gold
And soakin’ in the honey
Oh my, we didn’t see it coming
Built ourselves a fortress
And now the walls are tumblin’
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