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Artist: The Mountain Goats
Canonical path: /the-mountain-goats/earth-air-water-trees
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Earth Air Water Trees
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Earth Air Water Trees
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Through the shifting colors in the sky
I heard the wild geese call.
And the liwas bright and clear and cold
Over eastern montreal
And although, i know
You're only toying with me now,
And although, i know
You hold your affection for me like a bone on a string
I love you, i love you because
You gave me sausage and cheese when i was hungry.
You hold your closed hand out to me
And you told me to guess what you had inside
And i had a thousand guesses and some of them were good
But i knew for some reason that i was losing my mind
When the scent came rising
Through the spaces between your fingers
When the scent called to me
And i knw we'd last at least until the end of december
I love you, i love you because
You gave me sausage and cheese when i was hungry.
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