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Sweet Adeline by Elliott Smith

TRACK

Elliott Smith

Sweet Adeline

Release date: 20th August 1998

From XOTrack 13:16
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"Sweet Adeline" is a track by Elliott Smith, from the album XO, released 20th August 1998. The track is 3:16 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith

Lyrics

Sweet Adeline

Cut this picture into you and me
Burn it backwards, kill this history
Make it over, make it stay away
Or hate'll sing the ending that love started to say
There's a kid a floor below me saying
"Brother, can you spare sunshine for a brother, Old Man Winter's in the air"
Walked me up a story, asking how you are
Told me not to worry, you were just a shooting star
Sweet Adeline
Sweet Adeline
My Clementine
Sweet Adeline
It's a picture-perfect evening and I'm staring down the sun
Fully loaded, deaf and dumb and done
Waiting for sedation to disconnect my head
Or any situation where I'm better off than dead

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Track details

From XO

3:161998
Listen
Album
XO
XO
Elliott Smith
21st August 1998
Track number
1
Release year
1998
  1. 1Sweet Adeline
    3:16
  2. 2Tomorrow Tomorrow
    3:07
  3. 3Waltz, No. 2 (XO)
    4:40
  4. 4Baby Britain
    3:14
  5. 5Pitseleh
    3:23
  6. 6Independence Day
    3:05
  7. 7Bled White
    3:23
  8. 8Waltz, No. 1
    3:22
  9. 9Amity
    2:20
  10. 10Oh Well, OK
    2:33
  11. 11Bottle Up and Explode!
    2:58
  12. 12A Question Mark
    2:41
  13. 13Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands
    4:25
  14. 14I Didn't Understand
    2:18

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