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Lay Down Your Cross Lyrics — Elbow | Dork

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Lay Down Your Cross Lyrics

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Lay Down Your Cross

From Dead in the Boot2004

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Lay Down Your Cross

[Verse 1] Lay down your cross Cross off your day Lady, lady Turn off your phone Lie where you lay Lady, lady Please, please [Chorus] Love, let me love Love, let me love Love, let me love Let me love her again Love, let me love Let me love her again Oh, yeah [Verse 2] Kick off your feet Twist off your head Lady, lady Burn all your clothes And then let's go to bed And get lazy Lay me Please, please [Chorus] Love, let me love Love, let me love Love, let me love Let me love her again Love, let me love Let me love her again Oh, yeah [Bridge] You don't see me drinkin' alone Do you, dear? You don't see me drink on my own Do you, dear? You don't see me drinking alone [Chorus] Love, let me love Love, let me love Love, let me love Let me love her again Love, let me love Let me love her again Oh, yeah Love, let me love Love, let me love Love, let me love Let me love her again Love, let me love Let me love her again Oh, yeah

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"Lay Down Your Cross" is a song by Elbow from the album Dead in the Boot, released in 2004.

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