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Rilo Kiley – Three Hopeful Thoughts (2002) | Track profile | Dork

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Rilo Kiley
The Execution of All Things
Three Hopeful Thoughts

TRACK

Three Hopeful Thoughts

Release date: 30th September 2002

From The Execution of All Things

Track 9

2:50

Alternative Music Rock Pop

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About This Track

"Three Hopeful Thoughts" is a track by Rilo Kiley, from the album The Execution of All Things, released 30th September 2002. The track is 2:50 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Rilo Kiley.

About the Artist

Rilo Kiley

Rilo Kiley

Lyrics

Three Hopeful Thoughts

All this talk of your sweet girlfriend
Is startin' to pay off
And the charms that she got from travel
Are startin' to wear off

And I hope that you smile tonight
Watching the last of your friends arrive
Smile and shake their hands

And the hero that you hoped you'd be
Never seemed to show up
And if I can keep on talking
There won't be time to give up

And I hope that I drive tonight
Into the last of the great sunrises
I'll smile and wave my hand
Goodbye

If things don't work out quite the way you
Planned it's almost half past two
And I've begun to hate the way
You smile so slowly

And I hope that you close your eyes
And balk at the pain of a thousand wives
And I hope that you die tonight
Just close your eyes and it goes away

Smile, I'll brave it
When you wave your hand
Goodbye

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Track details

From The Execution of All Things

2:502002

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Album

The Execution of All Things

1st October 2002

Track number

9

Release year

2002

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5Capturing Moods

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Blake Sennett, Jenny Lewis
Producer: Mike Mogis
Drums: Jason Boesel
Guitar: Blake Sennett, Pierre De Reeder
Vocals: Blake Sennett
Background Vocals: Jenny Lewis
Bass Guitar: Jenny Lewis