Missed the Boat
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Lyrics for Missed The Boat by Modest Mouse
Songwriters: Judy, Eric; Peloso, Tom; Plummer, Joe; Brock, Isaac; Green, Jeremiah; Marr, Johnny
We just used it as a crutch
And get a tiny laugh from all the folks
We were begging for the past
Oh, and we owned all the tools ourselves
But we just built that good god damn
Over such and such and such
Tiny curtains open
Oh, please just last
All our favorites were playing
Oh, and I laugh all the way to hell
Our ideas held no water
And we heard the tiny clap of little hands
I assume as much for other people
Everyone's ashamed
Well, we didn't need the water
Sitting, drifting around in bubbles
Was it ever worth it?
We've listened more to life's end gong
Well, nothing ever went
We were certainly uncertain
Without the skills to make a shelf with
We didn't read the invite
And thinking it was us that carried them
So we could shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
But those never seemed to last
Oh, and I laugh all the way to hell
Well, we all just got caught looking
Oh, and we carried it all so well
Well, we know we had the good things
When we finally got it figured out
Quite exactly as we planned
Don't worry you were always out
Saying yes, this is a fine promotion
We made ourselves a pillar
That we had truly missed the boat
Of course everyone goes crazy
At somebody else's page
At least I'm pretty sure I am
We just danced at our own wake
And we'd already missed the plane
As if we got a new position
Oh, and I know this of myself
Looking towards the future
Oh, and we carried it all so well
Was there all that much to gain?
Everyone's unhappy
But we used them like a dam
Well, we knew we'd missed the boat
Oh, and I know this of myself
A tiny man would tell a little joke
Than the sound of life's sweet bells
I was knocking on your ears
As if we got a new position

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