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The Things We Do by Patrick Watson

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Patrick Watson

The Things We Do

Release date: 14th April 2012

From Adventures in Your Own Backyard
Track 13
4:44
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About This Track

"The Things We Do" is a track by Patrick Watson, from the album Adventures in Your Own Backyard, released 14th April 2012. The track is 4:44 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Patrick Watson.

About the Artist

Patrick Watson

Patrick Watson

Lyrics

The Things We Do

Sometimes we're bad
Past all of our sorries
Sometimes we're wrong
More than we let on
Sometimes we try
So hard we start to lose track
Sometimes we need
A little snap to bring us all back

We hide
We hide
All the things we will never have
So why do we try

I cannot ever leave
Living this whole heart
But I cannot ever leave
Living this whole heart

Sometimes we go
Just a little too far from home
Sometimes we give
Shadows we can't hold on
Sometimes we fly
The way that always goes bad
When we get by
Then all we're leaving behind

We'll hide
We'll hide
All the things that we'll never have
So why do we try

No, I'll never
Never never never
Wanna live in this world

No, I'll never
Never never never
Wanna live in this world
Anymore

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Track details

From Adventures in Your Own Backyard

4:442012
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Album
Adventures in Your Own Backyard
Adventures in Your Own Backyard
Patrick Watson
15th April 2012
Track number
13
Release year
2012
  1. 1Lighthouse
    4:46
  2. 2Blackwind
    3:54
  3. 3Step Out for a While
    4:04
  4. 4Quiet Crowd
    3:57

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